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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
Sai (24-BK-J) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-CV-R) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-CV-Q) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-P) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-O) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
National Consumer Law Center (24-BK-N) 09/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 3001(c) Considered
Joshua Goodrich (24-CV-T) 09/26/2024 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Jack Metzler (24-AP-N) 10/10/2024 Appellate Rule 26(a) Considered
Coalition of Media Organizations (24-CR-K) 11/01/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Fix The Court (24-CR-L) 11/04/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Sai (24-EV-L) 11/03/2024 Evidence Rule 801 Considered
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) 01/09/2025 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Maria Pearlmutter (11-EV-A) 06/23/2011 Evidence Exclude physician apologies in medical malpractice cases Pending consideration
Public.Resource.org (Carl Malamud) (08-CV-D) 10/30/2008 Civil Privacy Rules Pending consideration
Akua Asamoah (08-CV-E) 12/05/2008 Civil New Form/Form Revision Pending consideration
Joseph Johnson, Jr. (11-CV-F) 10/19/2011 Civil Civil Rule 11 Pending consideration
Mark Wray (15-CV-A) 01/17/2015 Civil Rule 81 Pending consideration
Robert M. Miller (15-CV-JJ) 10/26/2015 Civil Electronic Case Filing for Pro Se Litigants Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (15-CV-KK) 10/30/2015 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts (16-CV-B) 03/08/2016 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
American Bar Association (17-CV-C) 01/31/2017 Civil Rule 47 Pending consideration
American Board of Trial Advocates (17-CV-F) 03/02/2017 Civil Rule 47 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (17-CV-G) 03/22/2017 Civil Rule 47 Pending consideration
Dale C. Schian (17-CV-H) 03/07/2017 Civil Rule 11 Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-O) 06/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Glen C. Shults (17-CV-RRRR) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Federal Courts Committee, State Bar of California, Litigation Section (17-CV-TTTT) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Gray Ritter & Graham, PC (17-CV-VVVV) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Christine E. Webber (17-CV-WWWW) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP (17-CV-XXXX) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration