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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
Thomas Sykes (25-BK-A) 01/22/2025 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CR-A) 01/22/2025 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) 01/09/2025 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Fix The Court (24-CR-L) 11/04/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Sai (24-EV-L) 11/03/2024 Evidence Rule 801 Considered
Coalition of Media Organizations (24-CR-K) 11/01/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Hon. Gregory Frizzell (24-EV-K) 10/22/2024 Evidence Rule 902 Pending consideration
Jack Metzler (24-AP-N) 10/10/2024 Appellate Rule 26(a) Considered
Jack Metzler (24-BK-P) 10/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a) Pending consideration
Jack Metzler (24-CR-I) 10/10/2024 Criminal Rule 45(a) Pending consideration
Jack Metzler (24-CV-Z) 10/10/2024 Civil Rule 6(a) Pending consideration
Inventors Defense Alliance (24-CV-Y) 10/08/2024 Civil Third Party Litigation Funding (Rule 26) Pending consideration
124 Companies (24-CV-U) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-V) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Hon. Michael Baylson (24-CV-W) 10/02/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on cross border discovery Pending consideration
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-J) 09/30/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Safety National Casualty Corporation (24-CV-AA) 09/27/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Joshua Goodrich (24-CV-T) 09/26/2024 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Hon. Catherine McEwen (24-BK-O) 09/12/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 7012 Pending consideration
National Consumer Law Center (24-BK-N) 09/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 3001(c) Considered
American Association for Justice (24-CV-S) 09/10/2024 Civil Rule 53 Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-E) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-J) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-BK-K) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-CR-F) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-H) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-L) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-J) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-H) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-AP-I) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered