Berk v. Choy · ¶35

Like those Rules, Rule 8 “really regulates procedure.” Sibbach, 312 U. S., at 14. It determines what plaintiffs must present to the court about their claims at the outset of litigation. Although the Rule may have some “practical effect on the parties' rights,” it regulates “only the process for enforcing those rights,” not “the rights themselves, the available remedies, or the rules of decision.” Shady Grove, 559 U. S., at 407–408 (plurality opinion).

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