Based on public comment, the Duke Conference and Discovery Subcommittees to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules have recommended changes to the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as previously published.

Too numerous to be discussed in full detail here, some of the more notable recommendations for changes to the proposed amendments include: the withdrawal of proposed new or reduced limitations to interrogatories, depositions, and requests to admit; changes to the proposed new language of Rule 26(b)(1), including addition of a new factor relevant to determining a proper scope of discovery; the reduction of the time for service under Rule 4(m) to 90 days, rather than 60 as was previously proposed; and changes to the proposed Committee Notes for several of the at-issue rules.

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