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Rules Comments

View the Proposed Amendments Published for Public Comment, to see if there are proposed amendments open for public comment.

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
Carol D. Bonifaci (07-CR-009) 02/04/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
Judge Robert Newmeyer (07-CR-008) 02/04/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
Stephen P. Stoltz (07-CR-007) 01/22/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
Jack E. Horsley (07-CR-006) 01/22/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
The Federal Magistrate Judges Association (Honorable Thomas C. Mummert, III) (09-CR-005) 01/11/2010 Criminal 1, 3, 4, 4.1, 6, 9, 32.1, 40, 41, 43, 49
Federal Magistrate Judges Association (03-CR-006) 02/09/2004 Criminal 12.2, 32, 32.1, 59
State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts(Joseph G. Scoville, Chair) (03-CR-005) 02/05/2004 Criminal 32.1
State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courts(Robert J. Schulze, Chair) 2 letters (03-CR-004) 02/14/2004 Criminal 32, 32.1, 59
Judge Robert Holmes Bell (03-CR-003) 10/29/2003 Criminal 32
Jack E. Horsley, J.D. (03-CR-002) 10/17/2003 Criminal 4, 27
Prof. Peter Lushing (03-CR-001) Criminal 32
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (12-CR-003) 02/15/2013 Criminal Rules 5 and 58
Federal Magistrate Judges Association (12-CR-002) 02/04/2013 Criminal Rules 5 and 58
George C. Lobb, Esq. (12-CR-001) 08/21/2012 Criminal Rules 5 and 58
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
Jenner and Block (Sharmila Sohoni) (09-CR-008) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rule 43
State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courts (Joan Jacobs Levie) (09-CR-007) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rule 4.1
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Peter Goldberger) (09-CR-006) 02/16/2010 Criminal Rules 4.1, 32.1, 43, and 49
Russell P. Butler on behalf of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center (06-CR-006) 12/21/2006 Criminal Testimony Attached
Honorable Donald C. Ashmanskas (09-CR-004) 12/15/2009 Criminal Rule 6
Honorable Janice M. Stewart (09-CR-003) 12/14/2009 Criminal Rule 6
Thomas E. McCutchen (09-CR-001) 11/09/2009 Criminal Criminal Rules
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Peter Goldberger and William J. Genego) (08-CR-009) 01/17/2009 Criminal 15 and 32
Federal Magistrate Judges Association (Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia) (08-CR-008) 02/10/2009 Criminal 5, 12.3, 15, 21, 32.1
Federal Public and Community Defenders (Richard A. Anderson) (08-CR-007) 01/13/2009 Criminal 15
Federal Public Defenders (Richard A. Anderson) (08-CR-006) 01/09/2009 Criminal 15
Federal Public and Community Defenders (Thomas W. Hillier) (08-CR-005) 01/09/2009 Criminal Criminal Rules
U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration (Wendy H. Goggin) (08-CR-004) 11/19/2008 Criminal 15
Thomas W. Hillier II (08-CR-003) 12/12/2008 Criminal 5, 12.3, 21, 32.1
Alex L. Zipperer (08-CR-002) 09/25/2008 Criminal 21 & 32