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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
Joseph Sanderson (19-CR-D) 10/30/2019 Criminal Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline Pending consideration
Joseph Sanderson (19-CV-DD) 10/30/2019 Civil Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline Pending consideration
Appeal Finality After Consolidation Joint Subcommittee 03/27/2018 Civil 42(a) Pending consideration
Appeal Finality After Consolidation Joint Subcommittee 03/27/2018 Appellate 42(a) Pending consideration
John Rabiej (19-CV-HH) 12/19/2019 Civil Rule 16; Rule 26 Pending consideration
Fred Wilcon (19-CR-E) 12/24/2019 Criminal Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas Pending consideration
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) 03/02/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Pending consideration
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Pending consideration
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-AP-C) 06/24/2020 Appellate Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-CV-J) 06/24/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Michael Norman (20-CV-M) 07/29/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) 07/31/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) 08/01/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Glenn Birket (20-CV-P) 08/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) 08/03/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Thomas O'Toole (20-CV-S) 08/04/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Eugene Volokh, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (20-CV-T) 08/06/2020 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Janeth Ramos (20-CV-U) 08/09/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (20-EV-I) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
Cathy Ellis (20-CV-V) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Jerry Lowe (20-CV-W) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Alvin White Jr. (20-CV-X) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-E) 08/24/2020 Appellate Rule 3 Pending consideration
David Bernstein and Eric Lasker (20-EV-J) 08/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
Debra Baker (20-EV-K) 09/03/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) 09/29/2020 Civil Third-party litigation funding Pending consideration