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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
12 Attorneys and Advisors (25-CV-R) 10/15/2025 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Brad Baranowski (25-CV-Q) 10/13/2025 Civil Rule 58 Pending consideration
Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (25-CV-P) 10/13/2025 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (25-CV-O) 10/01/2025 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Hon. Michael Baylson (25-CV-N) 09/30/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on collective actions Pending consideration
Sai (25-CV-M) 09/22/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on motions for recusal or disqualification Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-L) 09/03/2025 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice and Public Justice (25-CV-K) 07/02/2025 Civil Rule 5 Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CV-I) 04/05/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Mark Foster (25-CV-J) 03/28/2025 Civil Rule 5 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-CV-H) 03/11/2025 Civil Rule 5.2(a) Pending consideration
National Women's Law Center (25-CV-G) 03/07/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-F) 03/07/2025 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Brian Fitzpatrick (25-CV-E) 03/05/2025 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-D) 03/03/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on privacy rights and cyber security risks Pending consideration
Thomas Sobol and Rachel Downey (25-CV-C) 02/15/2025 Civil Rule 43 and Rule 45 Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CV-B) 01/22/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) 01/09/2025 Civil Rule 30 Considered
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
Hon. Michael Baylson (24-CV-W) 10/02/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on cross border discovery 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
124 Companies (24-CV-U) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 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
American Association for Justice (24-CV-S) 09/10/2024 Civil Rule 53 Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-R) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-CV-Q) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-P) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-O) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered