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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
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) 10/05/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) 10/03/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
John D. Rabiej (22-CV-N) 09/19/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-M) 09/08/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) 09/02/2022 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) 08/18/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) 08/04/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
David Wenthold & Zachary Reynolds (22-CV-J) 07/24/2022 Civil Rule 41 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-CV-I) 07/12/2022 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy (22-CV-Q) 07/05/2022 Civil Rule 53 Considered
Hon. Ralph Erickson (22-CV-H) 06/30/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Christopher Cross (22-CV-G) 06/14/2022 Civil Rule 17 Considered
Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) 06/08/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) 05/20/2022 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) 03/08/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Usha Jain (22-CV-C) 02/14/2022 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
The Sedona Conference (22-CV-A) 01/12/2022 Civil Filing Under Seal Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) 11/24/2021 Civil Rule 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Joshua Goodbaum (21-CV-Y) 11/12/2021 Civil Rule 4(d)(1) Pending consideration
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) 09/29/2021 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) 09/28/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) 09/03/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Considered
Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) 07/29/2021 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Hon. Richard Hertling (21-CV-R) 07/23/2021 Civil Rule 63 Considered
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) 07/04/2021 Civil Rule 25 Considered
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (21-CV-P) 07/01/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Hon. Jesse Furman and Hon. Philip Halpern (21-CV-O) 06/21/2021 Civil Rule 41(a) Pending consideration