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 |
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Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) | 09/03/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) | 09/28/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
Department of Justice (21-CR-J) | 09/13/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6(e) | Pending consideration |
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) | 10/04/2021 | Civil | Rule 12(a)(4) | Pending consideration |
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) | 10/06/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) | 11/10/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Joshua Goodbaum (21-CV-Y) | 11/12/2021 | Civil | Rule 4(d)(1) | Pending consideration |
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-H) | 07/29/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007 | Pending consideration |
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) | 02/23/2023 | Criminal | 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 |
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-B) | 02/03/2023 | Civil | Rule 28 | Pending consideration |
Stephen Sachs (22-AP-G) | 03/30/2022 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal | Pending consideration |
Atlantic Legal Foundation (23-AP-B) | 01/17/2023 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Tim Truman (22-BK-K) | 11/21/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007 | Pending consideration |
Bradley Goodman (22-BK-J) | 10/27/2022 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on electronic signatures | Pending consideration |
DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (23-AP-A) | 01/06/2023 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) | 08/04/2022 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) | 08/04/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) | 08/04/2022 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) | 11/22/2022 | Evidence | Rule 611 | Pending consideration |
International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) | 10/03/2022 | Civil | Rule 16(c)(2) | Pending consideration |
International Legal Finance Association (22-AP-D) | 10/03/2022 | Appellate | Rule 26.1 | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-M) | 09/08/2022 | Civil | Rule 16(c)(2) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) | 09/02/2022 | Civil | Rule 23(b)(3) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-AP-C) | 09/01/2022 | Appellate | Rule 26.1 | Pending consideration |
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) | 05/20/2022 | Civil | Third party litigation funding | Pending consideration |
New York City Bar Association (22-CR-A) | 02/17/2022 | Criminal | Rule 17 | Pending consideration |
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) | 03/14/2022 | Appellate | Rule 29(a)(2) | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) | 02/11/2022 | Civil | Rule 12(a)(4) | Pending consideration |
Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) | 06/08/2022 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |