Pr Consumer Debt Management Co., Inc. v. Pagan Figueroa, Elvira

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• holding that the federal analog to NRCP 35 is procedural because it is \the judicial process for enforcing rights and duties recognized by substantive law\
• stating that the procedural rules that this Court promulgates, “if they are within the authority granted by Congress, repeal” a prior inconsistent procedural statute
• reasoning that “the phrase ‘substantive rights’ ” embraces only those state rights that are sought to be enforced in the judicial proceedings
• holding that Rule 35 does not violate the Rules Enabling Act
• noting that the federal jurisdiction created by statute may not be extended or restricted by court-enacted rules
• noting that the federal jurisdiction created by statute may not be extended or restricted by court-enacted rules

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