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Rules Comments

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Beginning with the August 2013-14 public comment period, proposed changes to the Federal Rules and Forms have been published on regulations.gov. Review archived changes and comments published after August 2013.

Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Mark Cornell (09-BK-100) 02/11/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 3001, and 3002.1
Richard Bushman (09-BK-113) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Insolvancy Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California (Elizabeth Berke-Dreyfuss) (09-BK-114) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy 2019, 3001, 3002.1, and 4004
Honorable Howard R. Tallman (09-BK-115) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
The Clearing House LLC (Joseph R. Alexander) (09-BK-116) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 2019
Lex A. Rogerson, Jr. (09-BK-117) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
John Francis Murphy (09-BK-118) 02/12/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 3001, and 3002.1
Melvin N. Eichelbaum (09-BK-119) 02/13/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Gary Armstrong (09-BK-120) 02/13/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
Stephen M. Goldberg (09-BK-121) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 3001, and 3002.1
Bankruptcy Court Administrative Division, AOUSC (Glen K. Palman) (09-BK-124) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1
Debra Voltz-Miller (09-BK-125) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Jonathan C. Becker (09-BK-126) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Professor Adam J. Levitin (09-BK-127) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 2019
Mitchell P. Goldstein (09-BK-128) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (Henry Sommer) (09-BK-129) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Financial Protection Law Center (Maria D. McIntyre) (09-BK-123) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
Stan Lockhart (09-BK-122) 02/15/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Richard D. Friedman (09-EV-013) 02/15/2010 Evidence Rules 104, 105, 412, and 801
Bass and Associates, P.C. (Patti H. Bass) (09-BK-148) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Peter Goldberger) (09-CR-006) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rules 4.1, 32.1, 43, and 49
State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courts (Joan Jacobs Levie) (09-CR-007) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rule 4.1
Jenner and Block (Sharmila Sohoni) (09-CR-008) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rule 43
Federal Defender Program, US District Court of Northern Illinois (Carol A. Brook and Paul E. Gaziano) (09-CR-009) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rule 32.1
David S. Yen (09-BK-150) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
Alane Becket (09-BK-149) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
The Housing Policy Council, The Financial Services Roundtable, The American Bankers Association, The Mortgage Bankers Association (John McMickle) (09-BK-140) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1
Debra L. Miller (09-BK-151) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 3001
White and Case, LLP (Thomas E. Lauria) (09-BK-152) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rule 2019
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (Debra L. Miller) (09-BK-157) 02/16/2010 Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1