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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
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
National Women's Law Center (25-AP-B) 03/07/2025 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in appellate and district courts Pending consideration
National Women's Law Center (25-CR-C) 03/07/2025 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-BK-H) 05/19/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-CR-G) 12/21/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-CV-BB) 12/21/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
National Women's Law Center (25-BK-E) 03/07/2025 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) 02/23/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-BK-A) 01/22/2025 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CV-E) 02/23/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CR-A) 01/22/2025 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
National Women's Law Center (25-CV-G) 03/07/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CR-D) 05/19/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CV-P) 05/19/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-BK-G) 02/23/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-BK-K) 12/21/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CV-B) 01/22/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Judge Michael Chagares (20-CR-E) 03/03/2020 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on variants of waiver Considered
Joshua Carback (23-CR-C) 03/25/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Joshua Carback (23-CV-K) 03/25/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Joshua Carback (23-AP-D) 03/25/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-EV-A) 03/25/2023 Evidence Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-BK-E) 03/25/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
George Weiss (19-BK-K) 09/16/2019 Bankruptcy Proposed Rulemaking regarding DSO certification; Supplements 19-BK-I Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (19-BK-I) 08/21/2019 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking regarding DSO certification. Considered
Stephen Sachs (22-AP-G) 03/30/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration
Judith Resnik (23-AP-C) 03/03/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (20-BK-A) 01/30/2020 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking regarding U.S. national security interests Considered
Anthony Mallgren (25-AP-A) 03/01/2025 Appellate Proposed rulemaking related to notice of appeal Pending consideration
Gregory Sisk (15-AP-F) 04/13/2015 Appellate Recovery of Appellate Docketing Fee after Reversal Considered