Proposed Amendments Published for Comment (Aug 8, 2008 - Feb 17, 2009)

Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence - August 2008
- Appellate Rules 1 and 29, and Appellate Form 4;
- Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1014, 1015, 1018, 1019, 4004, 5009, 7001, and 9001, and New Rules 1004.2 and 5012;
- Civil Rules 26 and 56;
- Criminal Rules 5, 12.3, 15, 21, and 32.1; and
  Evidence Rule 804 (publication of proposed Restyled Evidence Rules 101-415 was deferred until the entire restyled Federal Rules of Evidence has been approved for publication).
Memorandum to the Bench, Bar, and Public on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules August 2008 (pdf)
Brochure Summarizing Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules August 2008 (pdf)
Report of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules May 2008 (pdf)
Reports of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules Dec 2007 May 2008 (pdf)
Report of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules May 2008 (pdf)
Reports of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Dec 2007 May 2008 (pdf)
Report of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules May 2008 (pdf)
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