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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
Professor Carrie Leonetti (11-CR-A) 06/13/2011 Criminal Rule 29 Considered
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) 10/06/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Roger I. Roots, J.D., Ph.D. (13-AP-A) 03/15/2013 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) 12/10/2020 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Stephen E. Sachs (17-AP-F) 11/14/2017 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton (10-AP-B) 03/01/2010 Appellate Rule 28(a) Considered
Steven Finell, Esq. (Council of Appellate Lawyers) (12-AP-C) Appellate Rule 28 and 28.1 Considered
Sedona Conference (23-CV-H) 03/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Steven A. Hirsch (17-AP-D) 04/14/2017 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Mark Watson (17-AP-E) 04/17/2017 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Jonathan Cohen (24-AP-E) 03/28/2024 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Bryan A. Garner (17-AP-B) 01/12/2017 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-B) 02/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Hon. Jennifer A. Dorsey (17-AP-C) 04/11/2017 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-G) 03/01/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Jeffrey A. Parness (20-CV-GG) 11/13/2020 Civil Rule 27(c) Considered
Jack Metzler (24-AP-N) 10/10/2024 Appellate Rule 26(a) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-AP-C) 09/01/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (22-AP-D) 10/03/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration
Jonathan Redgrave (20-CV-DD) 10/15/2020 Civil Rule 26 and Rule 45 Considered
35 Organizations (23-CV-M) 05/08/2023 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Advanced Medical Technology Association, et al (19-CV-I) 03/27/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-O) 06/01/2017 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
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-GGGGGG) 11/03/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Bob Goodlatte, House Judiciary Committee (17-CV-FFFFFF) 11/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) 09/29/2020 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
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) 07/11/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (18-CV-B) 01/17/2018 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration