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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
S. Ann Salisbury, Esq. (03-AP-419) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Albert S. Golbert, Esq. (03-AP-420) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Craig L. Hymowitz, Esq. (03-AP-421) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Kathryn R. Haun, Esq. (03-AP-422) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Michael D. Thomas, Esq. (03-AP-423) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
David R. Parry, Esq. (03-AP-424) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Ethan Lipsig, Esq. (03-AP-425) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Kurt L. Grossman, Esq. (03-AP-426) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courts (Robert J. Schulze, Chair) 2 letters (03-AP-393) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1; 4, 26, 45, 27, 28, 28.1, 34, 35
Ellen Callahan, Esq. (03-AP-383) 02/13/2004 Appellate 32.1
Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender (03-AP-384) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
James S. Gifford, Esq. (03-AP-385) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Roger James Peven, Esq. (03-AP-386) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Andrew J. Guilford, Esq. (03-AP-387) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Stephen R. Hormel, Esq. (03-AP-388) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Sondra K. Barbour, Esq. (03-AP-389) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Michael Pescetta, Esq. (03-AP-390) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Jeffrey B. Demain, Esq. (03-AP-391) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Prof. Ross E. Davies (03-AP-392) 02/14/2004 Appellate 32.1
Washington Legal Foundation (Richard A. Samp) (08-AP-002) 10/10/2008 Appellate Rule 29
State Bar of Michigan Committee on U.S. Courts (Joseph G. Scoville, Chair) (03-AP-394) 02/05/2004 Appellate 32.1, 26
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, State of California (03-AP-395) 02/09/2004 Appellate 32.1
Majority of judges of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Judges Richard H. Posner & Diane P. Wood) (03-AP-396) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge Timothy B. Dyk (03-AP-397) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1, 35, 28
Judge Sidney R. Thomas (03-AP-398) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson (03-AP-399) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge Susan P. Graber (03-AP-400) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge M. Blaine Michael (03-AP-401) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge Stephen Reinhardt (03-AP-402) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1
Judge David R. Thompson (03-AP-403) 02/17/2004 Appellate 32.1