Iowa Rules of Court - Federal KeyRules identifies, organizes, and provides, in outline format, the court rules, statutes, caselaw, and secondary sources needed to draft, file, and serve common civil court filings in the federal courts of Iowa. Each KeyRules outline corresponds to a specific pleading, motion, or discovery request, providing the applicable procedural rules and integrating them into sections by rule type (e.g., timing, format, filing, and service, etc.). The procedural rule content is further enhanced with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources. KeyRules provides attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff with the information needed to draft, file, and serve their court documents quickly and correctly. Key features include:

• Outlines for more than a dozen of the most commonly filed pleadings, motions, and discovery requests
• Clear, intuitive presentation of the applicable procedural rules by document type and rule type to easily locate procedural requirements throughout the drafting and filing process
• Enhancement of rule content with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources for clear understanding of procedural requirements
• Inclusion of corresponding court forms, filing checklists, and sample court documents to promote drafting and filing economies and reduce drafting and filing errors
• Regular updates of KeyRules content to account for changes in law

• Contains more than 20 of the most commonly filed trial documents and discovery requests
• Lists relevant local and federal rules at the beginning of each document for convenient research
• Combines rules with caselaw and secondary source materials to provide a clear understanding of rules and their application
• Includes checklists and sample forms for each document type to assist in efficient drafting
• Provides a comprehensive, procedural guide to civil practice in the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
• Provides an appendix with examples of filed documents and WestlawNext® search terms
• Includes an easy-to-use index, a table of cases, and a table of laws, rules, and regulations