Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.

·1941

What the Court Decided

Established that a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure is valid under the Rules Enabling Act if it regulates the manner and means of enforcing rights, rather than altering substantive rights themselves.

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Cited In

Berk v. Choy

2025 Term · 24-440

Cited for its test under the Rules Enabling Act: a federal rule is valid if it 'really regulates procedure — the judicial process for enforcing rights and duties recognized by substantive law.' Both sides accepted this test would validate the federal rules at issue.