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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
Professor Linda A. Malone (05-CR-A) 03/03/2005 Criminal Rules 4 & 5 (Vienna Convention) Considered
James E. Felman (05-CR-B) 02/05/2005 Criminal Rules 16 & 32 Considered
Hon. James F. McClure, Jr. (05-CR-C) 12/16/2004 Criminal Rule 10 Arraignment Procedures Considered
Hon. Paul G. Cassell (05-CR-D) 03/05/2005 Criminal Rule Consistency with the Crime Victims Rights Act Considered
Gregory G. Skordas (05-CR-E) 06/22/2005 Criminal Rule 17 (Crime Victims Rights Act) Considered
Hon. Michael M. Baylson (05-CR-F) 11/02/2005 Criminal AEDPA/Habeas Petitions Considered
United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-A) 01/05/2006 Criminal Rule Consistency with AEDPA; Rule 11 Considered
United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-B) 01/05/2006 Criminal Rule 12 Considered
United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-C) 01/05/2006 Criminal Rule 7 & 32.2 Considered
United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-D) 01/05/2006 Criminal Rule 41(b) Considered
Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CR-E) 06/19/2006 Criminal Sealed Cases Considered
Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia (06-CR-F) 08/15/2006 Criminal Rule 32.1 & 46 Considered
Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee (Sally Pym) (06-CR-G) 09/19/2006 Criminal Rule 41 Considered
Federal Defender Sentencing Guideline Committee (Jon M. Sands) (06-CR-H) 10/24/2006 Criminal Rule 32(h) Considered
Hon. Robert B. Collings (07-CR-A) 04/24/2007 Criminal Rule 32 Considered
Magistrate Judges of the Eastern District of New York (Hon. Steven M. Gold) (07-CR-B) 10/17/2007 Criminal Rule 4; Rule 41 Considered
Kelly D. Warfield (07-CR-C) 10/29/2007 Criminal AEDPA Statute of Limitations Considered
Stephen P. Stoltz (07-CR-D) 05/06/2007 Criminal Rule 45 Considered
Hon. Jack B. Weinstein (07-CR-E) 06/03/2007 Criminal Rule 11 Considered
Judicial Conference Committee on Criminal Law (Hon. Julie E. Carnes) (08-CR-A) 06/24/2008 Criminal Rule 41 Considered
Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan (09-CR-A) 04/28/2009 Criminal Rule 16 Considered
Enoc Mendez (09-CR-B) 06/02/2009 Criminal Rule 12 Considered
Sharon Bush Ellison (09-CR-C) 11/24/2009 Criminal Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Considered
Department of Justice (Hon. Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General) (10-CR-A) 02/26/2010 Criminal Rules 5 and 58 Considered
Hon. Harvey Schlesinger (10-CR-B) 06/08/2010 Criminal Rule 17(a) Considered
Eric DeLeon (10-CR-C) 06/24/2010 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Professor Carrie Leonetti (11-CR-A) 06/13/2011 Criminal Rule 29 Considered
Hon. Robert E. Jones (11-CR-B) 07/06/2011 Criminal Rule 24(b) Considered
Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr. (11-CR-C) 10/20/2011 Criminal Rule 6(e) (amendment regarding historically significant grand jury material) Considered
Allison M. Zieve, Esq. ( Public Citizen Litigation Group) (11-CR-D) 12/15/2011 Criminal Rule 6(e) Considered