iFRCP

March 2009 – March 2009

iFRCP is an iPhone reference app for legal professionals and students studying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It provides a browsable catalog of official civil-procedure forms, including summons, complaints, motions, answers, judgments, and magistrate-judge documents.

Business Purpose & Overview

iFRCP is a portable legal reference app for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It organizes official civil-procedure forms by category and rule number, letting lawyers, paralegals, and law students quickly look up summons, complaints, motions, answers, discovery requests, judgments, and magistrate-judge forms on an iPhone without needing a network connection.

Key Features & Capabilities

Catalog of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure forms (Form 1 - Form 82)
Categorized rule sections (rights, jurisdiction, pleadings, discovery, trial, judgment)
Searchable form index and content list
Detailed form view with text and image references
In-app email for sharing forms
Adjustable reading typography
Offline access to bundled legal content
Bookmark and navigation support

Technical Architecture

iFRCP is a single-tier iPhone app written in Objective-C with UIKit. It uses a root table-view controller, custom rule/form objects, and bundled string tables for legal form text and titles. The app was built with Xcode 3.1 for iPhone OS 3.0+ and integrates MessageUI for emailing forms.

Component Ecosystem

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iFRCP

iPhone Only

iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4

OS: iPhone OS 3.0 – iOS 6.1.6

Features (8)

Catalog of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure forms (Form 1 - Form 82)
Categorized rule sections (rights, jurisdiction, pleadings, discovery, trial, judgment)
Searchable form index and content list
Detailed form view with text and image references
In-app email for sharing forms
Adjustable reading typography
Offline access to bundled legal content
Bookmark and navigation support