Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy, Criminal, and Evidence Procedure - August 2005

Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy, Criminal, and Evidence Procedure - August 2005
- Appellate Rule 25;
- Bankruptcy 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; and
- 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.)
Proposed Amendments for Comment (Comments due by Feb. 15, 2006.)
- Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure - Published Aug. 2005
  - Proposed Rules and Forms Amendments and New Rules Published for Comment (pdf)
- Comments Submitted on Proposed Appellate Rules Amendments
- Comments Submitted on Proposed Bankruptcy Amendments
- Comments Submitted on Proposed Civil Rules Amendments, Including Style Revisions
- Comments Submitted on Proposed Criminal Amendments
  - Transcript of Criminal Rules Presentation (January 6, 2006)(pdf)