Federal Court Rules Engine
Stop piecing together FRCP, circuit rules, district local rules, and judge standing orders from four different sources. Query the full vertical stack for any district — with cited sources and links to the original documents.
The problem
Federal practitioners must navigate a layered hierarchy — FRCP, circuit rules, district local rules, and individual judge standing orders — that changes from courtroom to courtroom. Westlaw and Lexis give you per-court lookup, but no way to search across districts or stack all layers for a single filing.
Judge standing orders are the most critical layer and the hardest to find. They live as individual PDFs scattered across court websites, with no index and no search. Miss one and you're already behind before your first hearing.
How it works
Enter a district abbreviation, judge name, FRCP rule number, or filing topic. The engine searches across all four hierarchy layers — FRCP baseline, circuit rules, district local rules, and judge-specific standing orders.
Claude reads the results and produces a structured memo with every applicable rule, organized by hierarchy. FRCP first, then circuit supplements, then district modifications, then judge-specific requirements. No more reading four sources separately.
Every answer includes provision citations with hierarchy-level tags. Verify the FRCP baseline, check the circuit rule, confirm the district requirement, and review the judge's standing order — all from one search.
Need to know how discovery practice differs between NDTX and SDFL? Ask. The engine compares provisions side-by-side across any combination of districts — something no other product can do.
Coverage
NDTX (Dallas), SDTX (Houston), EDTX (Tyler/Marshall), WDTX (San Antonio/Austin). Complete local rules, standing orders, and individual judge practices for 189 judges.
NDFL (Tallahassee/Pensacola), MDFL (Tampa/Orlando/Jacksonville), SDFL (Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach). Full coverage including the MDFL Civil Discovery Handbook.
DNM (Albuquerque/Las Cruces). Complete local rules and individual judge standing orders for all active and senior judges.
All 105 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 69 Federal Rules of Evidence — parsed to provision level with practitioner-useful summaries. The foundation that every district supplements.
What you get
Every answer traces through the hierarchy. Here's what a typical vertical stack query looks like — "discovery limits in NDTX."
FEDERAL — FRCP 26(b)(2)(A)
Unless otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a party may serve no more than 25 written interrogatories, including all discrete subparts.
DISTRICT — NDTX LR 33.2, "Interrogatory Limits"
In addition to the limitations set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a), interrogatories shall be limited to those that are not unduly burdensome, and contention interrogatories shall not be served until 30 days before the close of discovery.
JUDGE — Standing Order, Hon. Jane Doe
The Court will not entertain discovery motions unless counsel have conferred in person or by telephone. Email correspondence does not satisfy the meet-and-confer requirement.
Note: Each layer supplements the one above. The judge's standing order adds to — but cannot contradict — the district local rules and FRCP baseline.
Pricing
Unlimited installs per key. Every attorney in your firm can use it.
Auto-renewal disclosure: Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current rate. You will be charged via Stripe. Cancel anytime by emailing support@pharmakon.legal — access continues through the end of your paid period. Monthly subscriptions are non-refundable. Annual subscriptions may be cancelled with a prorated refund for unused full months. See our Cancellation Policy for full details.
Requires: Your own Claude Pro subscription ($20/month from Anthropic). The Federal Court Rules Engine runs on top of Claude — it does not replace it.
Also available: TX State + Federal Bundle and All-Access Bundle (TX + NY + Federal). Contact us for bundle pricing.
FAQ
We provide deep-stack coverage (all 4 layers) for 8 districts: NDTX, SDTX, EDTX, WDTX (Texas), NDFL, MDFL, SDFL (Florida), and DNM (New Mexico). Circuit rules for the 5th, 10th, and 11th Circuits are included. The FRCP and FRE apply nationwide. Additional districts are being added.
Westlaw and LexisNexis provide per-court lookup for federal local rules, but they don't include individual judge standing orders and they don't offer cross-district search or vertical stack queries. Our product lets you search all 4 layers at once, compare how different districts handle the same topic, and see how each district supplements a specific FRCP rule.
Yes. All 105 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 69 Federal Rules of Evidence are included at provision level with practitioner-oriented summaries. These form the "federal" layer of the vertical stack, so when you query any district, you see the FRCP baseline alongside the local supplements.
Yes — this is the highest-value layer. We've collected and parsed individual judge standing orders, general orders, and practice requirements for all active and senior judges in our covered districts. These are the documents that Westlaw and Lexis don't carry.
Yes. Ask Claude to compare any topic across any set of districts. For example: "Compare summary judgment briefing requirements across NDTX, SDTX, EDTX, and WDTX." Or use the FRCP overlay feature to see how all districts supplement a specific federal rule.
The database was built from federal court websites and Cornell LII as of March 2026. Court rules update at varying frequencies. We note the last-verified date for each document. For critical matters, always confirm with the clerk's office.
FRCP and FRE are sourced from the Cornell Legal Information Institute. District local rules, standing orders, and judge practices are sourced from official federal court websites. Court rules are government edicts not subject to copyright under Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. 255 (2020).
Yes. We're expanding to additional high-volume districts. If you need a specific district, let us know — we can typically add a new district within 1-2 weeks.