Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.

·1980

What the Court Decided

Held that Rule 3's provision that a civil action is commenced by filing a complaint governs federal procedural timing but does not displace a state requirement that an action is commenced through service of process for purposes of the state statute of limitations.

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Cited In

Berk v. Choy

2025 Term · 24-440

Respondents cited it for the proposition that Rule 3 governs federal deadlines but does not displace state requirements for commencing a cause of action. Petitioner distinguished it as involving only statutes of limitations, not pleading requirements.