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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
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) 07/04/2021 Civil Rule 25 Considered
American Association for Justice (25-AP-C) 03/11/2025 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-AP-C) 03/27/2024 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (24-AP-B) 03/07/2024 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
Amy Reverdy (15-CV-HH) 10/14/2015 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Catherine T. Struve, Reporter (15-AP-B) 04/09/2015 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC; Burford Capital LLC; Bentham IMF (14-CV-B-1) 10/21/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
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
Nico Ratkowski (19-AP-A) 03/13/2019 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (00-CV-E) 08/07/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform American Insurance Association American Tort Reform Association Lawyers for Civil Justice National Association of Manufacturers (14-CV-B) 04/09/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (19-CV-V) 06/26/2019 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Mark Bennett (19-CV-T) 07/16/2019 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) 12/04/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Sai (19-AP-D) 07/09/2019 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
George Brent Mickum IV, Esq. (05-CV-C) 06/01/2005 Civil Rule 26 Considered
John D. Gleissner (05-CV-B) 01/26/2005 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) 11/24/2021 Civil Rule 26 (privilege logs) Considered
In House Counsel (19-CV-D) 01/31/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Burford Capital, et al (19-CV-E) 02/20/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
W. Bradley Wendel and Anthony J. Sebok (17-CV-BBBBBB) 09/27/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Bentham IMF (17-CV-YYYYY) 09/06/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
35 Organizations (23-CV-M) 05/08/2023 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Burford Capital LLC (17-CV-XXXXX) 09/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (15-CV-KK) 10/30/2015 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Ben Cline, and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (24-CV-X) 08/19/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Safety National Casualty Corporation (24-CV-AA) 09/27/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) 07/11/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration