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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
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and Wells Fargo Corporation (George W. Stevenson, Esq.) (09-BK-K) 12/16/2009 Bankruptcy Official Form 10 Considered
Rena M. Myers (10-BK-B) 02/18/2010 Bankruptcy Official Form 10 Considered
Therese Buthod (10-BK-C) 02/26/2010 Bankruptcy Official Form 10 Considered
Peter A. Chapman (07-BK-E) 09/12/2007 Bankruptcy Official Form 1 Considered
Hon. Laura Myerson Isicoff (07-BK-F) 11/26/2007 Bankruptcy Official Form 1 Considered
Michael A. Fritz, Esq. (09-BK-A) 02/13/2009 Bankruptcy Official Bankruptcy Forms Considered
Ali Elahinejad (00-BK-E) 03/03/2000 Bankruptcy Official Bankruptcy Form B9C Considered
Kenneth J. Hirz (00-BK-C) 02/04/2000 Bankruptcy Official Bankruptcy Form 10 Considered
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (15-BK-D) 06/05/2015 Bankruptcy Notice of Change of Address Form Considered
Hon. Jim Hood (12-CV-C) 08/10/2012 Civil New rule(s) to address dilatory removal of cases to federal court Considered
Hon. Julie A. Robinson (12-CV-E) 08/20/2012 Civil New rule(s) regarding electronic signatures and the retention of paper documents containing original signatures Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) 12/20/2021 Bankruptcy New rule to Part VIII Considered
Matthew T. Loughney (Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group) (12-BK-B) 02/06/2012 Bankruptcy New Rule to Address Chapter 13 Notice of Entry of a Confirmation Order Considered
National Association of Professional Background Screeners (18-CV-W) 07/20/2018 Civil New rule requiring defendants to disclose full names and dates of birth Considered
National Association of Professional Background Screeners (18-CR-E) 07/20/2018 Criminal New rule requiring defendants to disclose full names and dates of birth Considered
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) 04/26/2019 Appellate New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds Considered
Gary Peel (18-CR-D) 07/09/2018 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (18-CV-V) 07/09/2018 Civil New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (21-CR-G) 04/28/2021 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (21-AP-F) 04/28/2021 Appellate New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Alan N. Resnick (12-BK-H) 03/21/2012 Bankruptcy New Rule 8018.1 Considered
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 (21-CV-G) 03/24/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) 09/03/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Hon. Marvin Isgur, Hon. Elizabeth Magner, and Hon. Jeff Bohm (08-BK-K) 12/05/2008 Bankruptcy New Forms Proposal – B10-A, B10-S1, B10-S2. Considered
Akua Asamoah (08-CV-E) 12/05/2008 Civil New Form/Form Revision Pending consideration
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (09-BK-F) 06/25/2009 Bankruptcy New Bankruptcy Form, B261C Considered
Geoffrey L. Berman (11-BK-G) 09/22/2011 Bankruptcy National Bankruptcy Bar Considered
John L. Runft, Esq. (05-CV-F) 08/05/2005 Civil Motions in Limine Considered
Kelly Sweeney (06-BK-B) 05/05/2006 Bankruptcy Modification to the Reaffirmation Agreement Form Considered