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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
Chris Fabricant/Innocence Project et al. (20-EV-X) 10/16/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Georgia Ainsworth (20-EV-W) 10/15/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Glaxo Smith Kline (20-EV-V) 10/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
State Farm (20-EV-T) 10/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
J. Gordon Cooney Jr. and William Peterson (20-EV-S) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
American Association for Justice (21-EV-B) 03/12/2021 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-EV-CC) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo (20-EV-Q) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
50 Companies (20-EV-B) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-EV-P) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Bayer Corporation (20-EV-O) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Kuchler Polk Weiner LLC (20-EV-N) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Ballard Spahr (20-EV-M) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Ford Motor Company (20-EV-L) 09/26/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc (20-EV-G) 07/29/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
David Bernstein and Eric Lasker (20-EV-J) 08/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
Debra Baker (20-EV-K) 09/03/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-D) 05/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Shook Hardy & Bacon (20-EV-BB) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
International Association of Defense Counsel (20-EV-H) 07/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Department of Justice (20-EV-AA) 11/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (20-EV-I) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-C) 03/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Judy B. Calton 01/12/2001 Bankruptcy Rule 7026 & 9014 Considered
John P. Burton (17-CV-WWWWW) 08/10/2017 Civil Rule 71 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Considered
Maggie Molloy (18-CV-H) 02/15/2018 Civil Rule 73 Pending consideration