Supreme Court Approved Rules Amendments (April 26, 2011)

On April 26, 2011, the Supreme Court approved the amendments to the following rules and new rules, which were approved by the Judicial Conference at its September 2010 session:

• Appellate Rules 4 and 40;
• Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 2019, 3001, 4004, 6003; new Rules 1004.2 and 3002.1;
• Criminal Rules 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 32, 40, 41, 43, and 49, and new Rule 4.1; and
• Restyled Evidence Rules 101-1103.

(The Supreme Court suggested minor style revisions to Evidence Rules 408(a)(1) and 804(b)(4), as approved by the Judicial Conference in September 2010. The Rules Committees and the Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Judicial Conference approved the suggested revisions to Evidence Rules 408 and 804 on March 31, 2011.)

The rules amendments and new rules were transmitted Congress in accordance with the Rules Enabling Act, and will take effect on December 1, 2011, unless Congress enacts legislation to the contrary. The approved rules amendments and new rules are posted here.

• August 2008 - December 2010 Amendments
  • Report of the Standing Committee to the Judicial Conference
  • Summary of Proposed Amendments
  • Controversial Report
  • Supreme Court Orders and Transmittal Letters
  • Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
    • Transmittal Memorandum (pdf)
    • Amendments Incorporated into Clean Version of the Rules (Word) (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Judicial Conference Report (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules* (pdf)
  • Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
    • Transmittal Memorandum (pdf)
    • Amendments Incorporated into Clean Version of the Rules (Word) (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Judicial Conference Report (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules* (pdf)
  • Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
    • Transmittal Memorandum (pdf)
    • Amendments Incorporated into Clean Version of the Rules (Word) (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Judicial Conference Report (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules* (pdf)
  • Proposed Amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence Procedure
    • Transmittal Memorandum (pdf)
    • Amendments Incorporated into Clean Version of the Rules (Word) (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Judicial Conference Report (pdf)
    • Excerpt of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules* (pdf)

* Contains the "redline" version of the amendments showing the changes to the rules.