Berk v. Choy · ¶19

Analyzing whether a Federal Rule displaces state law is straightforward. We first ask whether the Federal Rule “answers the question in dispute.” Shady Grove, 559 U. S., at 398. In doing so, we interpret the Federal Rules the same way we interpret federal laws more generally: by giving them their “plain meaning.” Walker v. Armco Steel Corp., 446 U. S. 740, 750, n. 9 (1980). If a Federal Rule answers the disputed question, it governs, unless it “exceeds statutory authorization or Congress's rulemaking power.” Shady Grove, 559 U. S., at 398.

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