I have to admit, I am and always have been a geek. Luckily “geek” is cool right now. When I saw this quiz I had to try it out.

The FRCP, or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are a long list of court procedures for civil suits in Federal courts. The FRCP, promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court and approved by Congress in 1938, were authorized by the 1934 Rules Enabling Act. From time to time the Rules are modified, such as the modification/addition of e-discovery rules which went into effect last Friday. This short quiz informed me that I, like 8% of quiz-takers, am most like FRCP 11. Beyond the boring effect of forcing attorneys to sign pleadings and motions, Rule 11 requires that attorneys be honest in pleadings and motions and avoid frivolous lawsuits. Rule 11 also allows the judge to impose sanctions which are completely at the court’s discretion.

Which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Are You?

YOU ARE RULE 11!

You were designed to make sure that attorneys in federal cases make reasonable inquiries into fact and law before submitting pleadings, motions, or other papers. You were a real hardass in 1983, when you snuffed out all legal creativity from federal proceedings and embarassed well-meaning but overzealous attorneys. You loosened up a bit in 1993, when you began allowing plaintiffs to make allegations in their complaints that are likely to have evidenciary support after discovery, and when you allowed a 21 day period for the erring attorney to withdraw the errant motion. Sure, you certainly won’t get any brownie points for being outgoing, but you keep things on the up and up. It’s pretty clear that the whole operation would fall apart without you around.
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