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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Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) | 07/29/2021 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) | 01/31/2023 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2002 | Considered |
Hon. Jeremiah McCarthy (24-CV-K) | 04/30/2024 | Civil | Rule 16 | Considered |
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) | 04/04/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-G) | 04/03/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Thomas Dougherty (23-AP-H) | 06/20/2023 | Appellate | Rule 17 | Considered |
Andrew Straw (23-AP-G) | 06/16/2023 | Appellate | Rule 11 | Considered |
Unclaimed Funds Expert Panel of the Financial Managers Working Group (23-BK-I) | 06/08/2023 | Bankruptcy | Form 1340 | Considered |
Richie Muniak (23-CV-Q) | 05/25/2023 | Civil | Rule 10 | Considered |
Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy (22-CV-Q) | 07/05/2022 | Civil | Rule 53 | Considered |
Anthony Buonopane (23-CV-O) | 05/15/2023 | Civil | Rule 53 | Considered |
Joseph Leckenby (23-CV-N) | 05/10/2023 | Civil | Rule 11 | Considered |
U.S. Department of Justice (17-AP-H) | 10/14/2017 | Appellate | Rules 10, 11, and 12 | Considered |
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (23-CV-L) | 04/24/2023 | Civil | Social Security Supplemental Rules | Considered |
Howard Bashman (23-AP-F) | 05/08/2023 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on adopting a nationwide filing deadline | Considered |
Joshua Carback (23-BK-E) | 03/25/2023 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings | Considered |
William Sanders (23-CV-I) | 03/16/2023 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) | 03/10/2023 | Criminal | Rule 23(a) | Considered |
Thirty-One Companies (23-CV-F) | 03/01/2023 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter (23-CV-D) | 02/22/2023 | Civil | Rule 60(b) | Considered |
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) | 02/16/2023 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-B) | 02/13/2023 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on corporate ownership disclosure requirements | Considered |
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) | 10/13/2021 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds | Considered |
Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) | 03/17/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 | Considered |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) | 03/08/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) | 12/20/2021 | Bankruptcy | New rule to Part VIII | Considered |
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) | 11/24/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (privilege logs) | Considered |
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) | 10/26/2021 | Criminal | Rule 5 | Considered |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) | 09/29/2021 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Hon. Jesse M. Furman (21-CR-I) | 08/12/2021 | Criminal | Rule 49.1 | Considered |