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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
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) 03/08/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) 03/14/2022 Appellate Rule 29(a)(2) Considered
Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) 03/17/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 Considered
UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) 05/19/2022 Bankruptcy Official Form 410 Considered
Hon. Robert Faris (22-BK-A) 02/10/2022 Bankruptcy Considered
Christopher Cross (22-CV-G) 06/14/2022 Civil Rule 17 Considered
Laura Bartell (22-BK-D) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Rules 1007(c), 5009(b), and 9006(b) Considered
Laura Bartell (22-BK-E) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Form 309 Considered
Giuseppe Ippolito (22-BK-F) 07/04/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 7012(b) Considered
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-H) 07/29/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Considered
Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) 08/18/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
John D. Rabiej (22-CV-N) 09/19/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) 10/05/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Andrew Straw (22-CV-R) 12/04/2022 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-BK-I) 08/04/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Considered
Erwin Rosenberg (22-AP-F) 12/15/2022 Appellate Rule 46 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-T) 12/22/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Tim Truman (22-BK-K) 11/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (23-CV-A) 01/31/2023 Civil Rules 16 and 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) 01/31/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-B) 02/13/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on corporate ownership disclosure requirements Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter (23-CV-D) 02/22/2023 Civil Rule 60(b) Considered
National Bankruptcy Conference (23-BK-C) 02/27/2023 Bankruptcy Rules 9014, 9017, and proposed new Rule 7043 Considered
Thirty-One Companies (23-CV-F) 03/01/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) 03/10/2023 Criminal Rule 23(a) Considered
William Sanders (23-CV-I) 03/16/2023 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Sai (24-BK-M) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-AP-J) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered