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August 2005 - December 2007 Amendments

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August 2005 - December 2007 Amendments (Effective Dec. 1, 2007)

Appellate Rule: 25
   
Bankrupty Rules: 1014, 3007, 4001, 6006, and 7007.1, and proposed new Rules 6003, 9005.1, and 9037
   
Civil Rules: 4, 5.1, 9, 11, 14, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 40, 45, 50, 71.1, and 78; Comprehensive Restyle Civil Rules 1-86; Restyle Illustrative Civil Forms; and new Civil Rule 5.2
   
Criminal Rules: 11, 32, 35, 45, and new Rule 49.1. (The Judicial Conference also approved the recommendation to abrogate the Model Form for Use in 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Cases Involving a Rule 9 Issue in the Appendix of Forms to the Rules Governing Section 2254 in the United States Courts.)

Appellate Rules

Appellate Rule 25 (Filing and Serving) (addresses privacy and security concerns arising from electronic case filing) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rules:

Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007 (Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time Limits) (requires debtor to file Official Form stating compliance with prepetition credit counseling requirement) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 1014 (Dismissal and Change of Venue) (allows a court to initiate a change of venue on its own motion after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 3001 (Proof of Claim) (limits the number of pages attached to a proof of claim and requires copies of writings upon which claims are base be provided) (PROPOSED AMENDMENT SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE) (pdf) 

Bankruptcy Rule 3007 (Objections to Claims) (places restrictions on, and provides procedures for, omnibus objections to claims) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 4001 (Relief from Automatic Stay; Prohibiting or Conditioning the Use, Sale, or Lease of Property; Use of Cash Collateral; Obtaining Credit; Agreements) (requires a moving party provide more extensive notice and a summary of the relief requested when seeking authority to use cash collateral, obtaining debtor-in-possession financing, or approval of related agreements) (pdf) 

Bankruptcy Rule 6003 (Interim and Final Relief Immediately Following the Commencement of the Case-Applications for Employment; Motions for Use, Sale, or Lease of Property; and Motions for Assumption, Assignments, and Rejections of Executory Contracts) (limits the type of motion and relief that can be granted during the first 20 days of a case) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 6006 (Assumption, Rejection or Assignment of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease) (authorizes use of an omnibus motion to assume, assign, or reject up to 100 multiple executory contracts and unexpired leases in a single motion) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 7007.1 (Corporate Ownership Statement) (clarifies that a party must file a corporate ownership statement with its initial paper filed with the court in an adversary proceeding) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 9005.1 (Constitutional Challenge to a Statute - Notice, Certification, and Intervention) (applies pending Civil Rule 5.1-dealing with notification requirements involving constitutional challenges to a statute-to all proceedings in a bankruptcy case) (pdf)

Bankruptcy Rule 9037 (Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court) (addresses privacy and security concerns arising from electronic case filing) (pdf)

Civil Rules and Illustrative Forms

Part 1 - Proposed Style Revision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Feb. 2005 Proposed Style Rules Amendments (pdf)

Part 2 - Proposed Amendments Separate from Style Revision Project - Feb. 2005 Proposed Civil Rules Amendments Separate from Style Rules (pdf) Civil Rule 5.2 (Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court) (addresses privacy and security concerns arising from electronic case filing) (pdf)

Illustrative Civil Forms (plain-English style revisions to simplify, clarify, and eliminate ambiguity in the illustrative civil forms without changing substance) (pdf)

Comparison Chart (listing each instance where current Civil Rule was renumbered in restyled Civil Rules) (pdf)

Criminal Rules:

Criminal Rule 11 (Pleas) (conforms to the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker by eliminating the court's requirement to advise a defendant during plea colloquy that it must apply the Sentencing Guidelines) (pdf)

Criminal Rule 32 (Sentencing and Judgment) (conforms to the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker by: (1) clarifying that the court can instruct the probation office to include in the presentence report information relevant to factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a); (2) requiring the court to notify parties that it is considering imposing a non-guideline sentence based on factors not identified in the presentence report; and (3) requiring the ourt to enter judgment on a special form) (pdf) 

 Criminal Rule 35 (Correcting or Reducing a Sentence) (conforms to the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker by deleting subparagraph (B), which is consistent with the Booker holding that the sentencing guidelines are advisory, rather than mandatory) (pdf)

 Criminal Rule 45 (Computing and Extending Time) (clarifies the computation of an additional three days when service is made by mail, leaving with the clerk of court, or electronic means under Civil Rule 5(b)(2)(B), (C), or (D)) (pdf)

 Criminal Rule 49.1 (Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court) (addresses privacy and security concerns arising from electronic case filing) (pdf)

Amendments Implementing E-Government Act Comparison Chart

Comparison Chart (chart comparing proposed new Bankruptcy Rule 9037, Civil Rule 5.2, and Criminal Rule 49.1) (pdf)