Rules Suggestions
The Advisory Committees evaluate in the first instance suggestions to amend the Federal Rules.
Name of Individual and/or Organization | Date Received | Committee | Rule or Form | Status |
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Sai (20-AP-B) | 05/20/2020 | Appellate | Rule 25 | Considered |
Howard Bashman, Esq. (10-AP-E) | 04/01/2010 | Appellate | In response to Vanderwerf v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. | Considered |
Robert M. Miller (15-AP-A) | 03/09/2015 | Appellate | Availability of ECF for use by Pro Se Litigants | Considered |
Stephen E. Sachs (18-AP-D) | 08/13/2018 | Appellate | Rule 36 | Considered |
Catherine M. Riga (17-AP-A) | 03/30/2017 | Appellate | Rules 4 and 27 | Considered |
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-AP-C) | 05/01/2018 | Appellate | Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions | Considered |
Catherine T. Struve, Reporter (15-AP-B) | 04/09/2015 | Appellate | Rule 26 | Considered |
Peter Goldberger (NACDL) (12-AP-B) | 02/14/2012 | Appellate | Form 4 | Considered |
Steven Finell, Esq. (Council of Appellate Lawyers) (12-AP-C) | Appellate | Rule 28 and 28.1 | Considered | |
Brian T. Fitzpatrick (12-AP-F) | 08/22/2012 | Appellate | Rule 42 | Considered |
Roger I. Roots, J.D., Ph.D. (13-AP-A) | 03/15/2013 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Considered |
Roy T. Englert, Jr., Esq (13-AP-B) | 03/18/2013 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Considered |
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr. (13-AP-D) | 02/09/2013 | Appellate | Rules 3 and 6 | Considered |
Honorable Jon O. Newman (14-AP-B) | 01/04/2014 | Appellate | Standard for Appellate Review of Sentencing Errors | Considered |
Margaret Morris (14-AP-C) | 07/01/2014 | Appellate | Consider Rulemaking in Response to Specific Litigation | Considered |
Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton (10-AP-B) | 03/01/2010 | Appellate | Rule 28(a) | Considered |
Paul Ramshaw (15-AP-D) | 08/07/2015 | Appellate | Rule 3 | Considered |
Paul Alan Levy (10-AP-I) | 11/30/2010 | Appellate | Redactions | Considered |
R. Shawn Gunnarson, Esq. and Alexander Dushku, Esq. (11-AP-A) | 02/17/2011 | Appellate | Rule 32(a)(7)(B)(iii) | Considered |
Harvey D. Ellis, Jr., Esq. (11-AP-C) | 07/18/2011 | Appellate | FRAP 3(d)(1) | Considered |
Roger I. Roots, Esq. (11-AP-E) | 11/14/2011 | Appellate | Rule 4 | Considered |
Amy M. Smith, Esq. (11-AP-F) | 12/07/2011 | Appellate | Consider amendment authorizing discretionary interlocutory appeals from attorney-client privilege rulings | Considered |
Department of Justice (18-AP-A) | 03/20/2018 | Appellate | Rules 35 and 40 and length limits for responses to rehearing petitions | Considered |
Betsy Shumaker (16-AP-E) | 09/23/2016 | Appellate | Rules 10, 11, 27, 30 | Considered |
Hon. Steven M. Colloton (13-AP-C) | 03/20/2013 | Appellate | Consider possible rules for expediting proceedings under Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | Considered |
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) | 04/26/2019 | Appellate | New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds | Considered |
Fred Wilcon (19-AP-H) | 12/24/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Considered |
Joseph Sanderson (19-AP-F) | 10/30/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Considered |
Sai (20-AP-E) | 08/24/2020 | Appellate | Rule 3 | Pending consideration |
Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) | 04/13/2021 | Appellate | Rule 39 | Pending consideration |