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Proposed Amendments Published for Public Comment: August 2011

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At its January and June 2011 meetings, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved the recommendations of the Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence Rules and approved for publication amendments to the following rules and forms:

  • Appellate Rules 13, 14, 24, 28, and 28.1, and Form 4;
  • Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 3007, 5009, 9006, 9013, and 9014, and Official Forms 6C, 7, 22A, and 22C;
  • Civil Rules 37 and 45;
  • Criminal Rules 11, 12, and 34; and
  • Evidence Rule 803.

The proposed rules and forms amendments may be accessed by clicking on the following link, http://www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies/FederalRulemaking/PublishedRules.aspx. The public comment period for the proposed amendments ends on February 15, 2012.