§ Rule 83-I. Amendments of or Additions to Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure

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Rule 83-I. Amendments of or Additions to Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure

Any amendments or additions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure promulgated after February 1, 1971, shall, upon their effective date, take effect as amendments of or additions to the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure unless the Superior Court by action of a majority of judges thereof shall adopt a resolution modifying such Federal Rule amendments or additions in whole or in part. Any such resolution shall be submitted to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for approval. In addition, the Superior Court by action of a majority of the judges thereof may of its own initiative adopt additional rules or amendments to existing Superior Court Rules, provided that any such additions or amendments which modify the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be submitted to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for approval.