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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. on behalf of Williams & Connolly LLP (06-CR-007) 12/27/2006 Criminal Rule 29
California State Bar Committee on Federal Courts (03-CR-008) 02/13/2004 Criminal 41
Federal Bar Association Criminal Section (Kevin J.Cloherty, Chair) (03-CR-007) 02/23/2004 Criminal 12.2
Jon M. Sands, Chair, Federal Sentencing Guidelines Committee (06-CR-005) 10/30/2006 Criminal Rule 29
William N. Clark (06-CR-004) 10/23/2006 Criminal Rule 29
Thomas W. Hillier, II (06-CR-003) 10/16/2006 Criminal Testimony Attached
Judge Paul Cassell (06-CR-002) 09/20/2006 Criminal Testimony Attached
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (05-CR-020) 02/17/2006 Criminal AP 25, CV 5.2, CR 11, 32, 35, 45, & 49.1
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (05-CR-020) 02/15/2006 Criminal BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Peter D. Keisler on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (05-CR-019) 02/15/2006 Criminal CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Judith W. Sheon on behalf of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (05-CR-018) 02/15/2006 Criminal 11, 32, 35
Chris Jay Hoofnagle on behalf of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (05-CR-017) 02/15/2006 Criminal AP 25, BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Gregory A. Beck on behalf of Public Citizen Litigation Group (05-CR-016) 02/15/2006 Criminal AP 25, BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Peter A. Winn (05-CR-015) 02/15/2006 Criminal AP 25, BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Kathleen M. Kenney (05-CR-014) 02/06/2006 Criminal 32
Hon. John R. Tunheim on behalf of CACM Committee (05-CR-011) 02/08/2006 Criminal AP 25, BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Hon. William G. Young (05-CR-013) 02/06/2006 Criminal CR 49.1, CV 5.2
Bruce Berg (05-CR-001) 09/22/2005 Criminal 49.1
Tony Garoppolo (05-CR-002) 10/27/2005 Criminal 32(h)
Hon Harry L. Hudspeth (05-CR-003) 11/07/2005 Criminal 32(k)
Jack E. Horsley, J.D. (05-CR-004) 11/07/2005 Criminal Preliminary Draft
Hon. John McBryde (05-CR-005) 11/16/2005 Criminal 32(k)
Hon. Stewart Dalzell (05-CR-006) 11/21/2005 Criminal 32(h)
Hon. Stephen M. McNamee (05-CR-007) 12/07/2005 Criminal 35(k)
Shay D. Stautz on behalf of NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) (05-CR-008) 12/08/2005 Criminal 49.1
Jon M. Sands, on behalf of the Federal Public and Community Defenders (05-CR-009) 12/07/2005 Criminal Rules 11, 32, and 35
Mark J. Golden on behalf of National Court Reporters Association (05-CR-010) 02/08/2006 Criminal 49.1
Russell Wood and Bruce R. Deming on behalf of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of CA (06-EV-053) 02/06/2007 Evidence EV Rule 502
Matthew J. Walko (06-EV-054) 02/05/2007 Evidence EV Rule 502
Jinjian Huang (06-EV-055) 02/13/2007 Evidence EV Rule 502