Proposed Rules Amendments Published for Comment (December 2003 Class)

Bankrupty Rules:	1007, 2003, 2016, 7007.1
Civil Rules:	23, 23(c)(1)(A), 23(c)(2), 23(e), 23(e)(3), 23(g), 23(h), 51, 53, 54
Criminal Rules:	35(c)
Evidence Rules:	608(b), 804(b)(3)

Text of the Proposed Amendments (PDF) - Aug. 2001

Summary of the Proposed Amendments (PDF) - Aug. 2001

Memorandum to the Bench, Bar, and Public on the Proposed Amendments (PDF) - Aug 2001

Pending Rules Amendments Awaiting Final Action

• Proposed Amendments to Take Effect Dec. 1, 2002 (December 2002 Class)

  Appellate Rules:	1(b), 4(a)(1)(C), 4(a)(5)(A)(ii), 4(a)(7), 4(b)(5), 5(c), 15(f), 21(d), 24(a), 25(c), 25(d), 26(c), 36(b), 45(c), 26(a)(2), 26.1, 27(d)(1)(B), 28(j), 31(b), 32(d), 44(b),
  Bankrupty Rules:	1004, 2004, 2014, 2015, 4004, 9014, 9027
  Civil Rules:        Admiralty Rule	7.1, 54, 58, 81(a)(2) C
  Criminal Rules:	5, 5.1, 10, 12.2, 12.4, 26, 30, 32, 35, 41

  • Proposed Amendments for Comment (Aug. 2000)
    (Comment period Aug. 2000 - Feb. 2001 and
     Comment period Jan. 2001 - Apr. 2001 for Admiralty Rule C)
  • Rules Submitted to the Judicial Conference (Sept. 2001)

• Proposed Amendments to Take Effect Dec. 1, 2001 (December 2001 Class)

Bankrupty Rules:	1007, 2220(c), 2002(g), 3016, 3017, 3020, 9006(f), 9020, 9022
Civil Rules:	5(b), 65, 77(d), 81

• Proposed Amendments for Comment (Aug. 1999)
  (Comment period Aug. 1999 - Feb. 2000)
• Rules Submitted to the Judicial Conference (Sept. 2000)
• Rules Submitted to the Supreme Court (Nov. 2000)
• Rules Approved by the Supreme Court (Apr. 23, 2001)

Meetings and Hearings

Rules/Forms in Effect

• Rules in Effect
  • Memo from the Director
  • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

• Forms in Effect
  • Official Bankruptcy Forms

Local Rules of Court

• United States Courts of Appeals
• United States District Courts
• United States Bankruptcy Courts

The Rulemaking Process

• A Summary for the Bench and Bar
• Judicial Conference Procedures
• Committee Membership
• State Bar Contacts

Rules Committee Records

• History of Committee Action on Individual Rules
  • Civil (PDF
  • Criminal (PDF)
  • Evidence (PDF)
• Minutes of Committee Meetings
• Guidelines for Drafting and Editing Court Rules, by Bryan A. Garner (PDF)

Archived Rule Amendments

Pending Legislation

• The Congress has authorized the federal judiciary to prescribe the rules of practice,    procedure, and evidence for the federal courts, subject to the ultimate legislative right of    Congress to reject, modify, or defer any of the rules. The authority and procedures for    promulgating rules are set forth in the Rules Enabling Act. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-2077.
  
  
• Pending Legislation Affecting Rules (107th Congress) (PDF)

Publications