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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
National Employment Lawyers Association (23-CV-CC) 12/20/2023 Civil Rule 41 Considered
The Sedona Conference (22-CV-A) 01/12/2022 Civil Filing Under Seal Considered
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (22-AP-A) 01/07/2022 Appellate Rule 29 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
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Johnson (23-AP-K) 12/14/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) 11/10/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) 10/26/2021 Criminal Rule 5 Considered
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) 10/06/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
David DeMatteo (24-AP-A) 01/13/2024 Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) 09/29/2021 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) 09/20/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 8006(g) Considered
Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) 09/03/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Considered
H. Brent McKnight Jr. (20-CR-J) 11/08/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Glaxo Smith Kline (20-EV-V) 10/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Jonathan Redgrave (20-CV-DD) 10/15/2020 Civil Rule 26 and Rule 45 Considered
Georgia Ainsworth (20-EV-W) 10/15/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Chris Fabricant/Innocence Project et al. (20-EV-X) 10/16/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
John Hawkinson (20-CV-EE) 10/17/2020 Civil Rule 12 and Rule 5 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-EV-Y) 10/20/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Covington & Burling LLP (20-EV-Z) 10/23/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Brian Kerzetski (20-CR-I) 11/01/2020 Criminal Rule 29.1 Considered
Theodore Folkman (20-CV-FF) 11/05/2020 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-A) 01/05/2021 Civil Rule 65(e) Considered
Hon. Henry A. Callaway (20-BK-I) 11/13/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3001 and Form B101 Considered
Shanin Specter (20-CV-HH) 12/18/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered