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Rule 41 (a) (I) allows a plaintiff to dismiss his action without court order at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment. Lower federal court decisions are in conflict over what constitutes an answer or a motion for summary judgment under this rule.

Rule 41(a) (2) deals with a dismissal by order of the court, which may be upon such terms as the court deems proper. It further provides that voluntary dismissal cannot defeat a counterclaim already pleaded. A dismissal under this paragraph is without prejudice unless otherwise specified in the order.

(1) In General. After receiving an affidavit or other information, a magistrate judge–or if authorized by Rule 41(b), a judge of a state court of record–must issue the warrant if there is probable cause to search for and seize a person or property or to and use a tracking device.

Rule 45 - Effective until 1/1/2025 Subpoena (a)Form; issuance. - (1) Every subpoena shall be in a form which substantially complies with Form 33. Civil Case Subpoena, as set forth in the Appendix of Forms of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

This Rule applies to a dismissal of any counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim. A claimant's voluntary dismissal (under Rule 41(a)(1) shall be made: (A) before a responsive pleading is served; or (B) if there is none no responsive pleading, before evidence is introduced at a hearing or trial.

Like the analog federal rule, revised Rule 26(a)(1) states that a party must disclose (1) the contact information for each person who is “likely to have discoverable information—along with the subjects of that information—that the disclosing party may use to support its claims or defenses, unless the use would be ...

Rule 35(b), as amended in 1987 as part of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, reflects a method by which the government may obtain valuable assistance from defendants in return for an agreement to file a motion to reduce the sentence, even if the reduction would reduce the sentence below the mandatory minimum sentence.

Under Rule 35(b), courts have broad discretion in determining the new sentence, which allows them to reduce a sentence even below the statutory minimum sentence for the crime.

Under FRCP 35(a), the court may order a party, or someone who is in a party's custody or legal control, to submit to a physical or mental examination by a licensed or certified examiner. FRCP 35(a)(1). The rule, on its face, applies to all parties. FRCP 35(a)(1).