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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-A) | 01/05/2021 | Civil | Rule 65(e) | Considered |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) | 12/21/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Shanin Specter (20-CV-HH) | 12/18/2020 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
| Jeffrey A. Parness (20-CV-GG) | 11/13/2020 | Civil | Rule 27(c) | Considered |
| Theodore Folkman (20-CV-FF) | 11/05/2020 | Civil | Rule 4 | Considered |
| John Hawkinson (20-CV-EE) | 10/17/2020 | Civil | Rule 12 and Rule 5 | Considered |
| Jonathan Redgrave (20-CV-DD) | 10/15/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 and Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) | 10/06/2020 | Civil | Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 | Pending consideration |
| Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) | 09/29/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-AA) | 09/09/2020 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
| A. Benjamin Spencer (20-CV-Z) | 08/28/2020 | Civil | Rule 9(b) | Considered |
| Sai (20-CV-Y) | 08/24/2020 | Civil | Rule 60 | Considered |
| Alvin White Jr. (20-CV-X) | 08/13/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Jerry Lowe (20-CV-W) | 08/13/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Cathy Ellis (20-CV-V) | 08/13/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Janeth Ramos (20-CV-U) | 08/09/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Eugene Volokh, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (20-CV-T) | 08/06/2020 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-R) | 08/04/2020 | Civil | Rules 26 and 45 (privilege logs) | Considered |
| Thomas O'Toole (20-CV-S) | 08/04/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) | 08/03/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Glenn Birket (20-CV-P) | 08/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) | 08/01/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) | 07/31/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Michael Norman (20-CV-M) | 07/29/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) | 07/19/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Richard Macak (20-CV-K) | 07/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Usha Jain (20-CV-J) | 06/24/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) | 06/16/2020 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
| Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) | 05/22/2020 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Sai (20-CV-G) | 05/20/2020 | Civil | Rule 11 | Considered |