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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
The Sedona Conference (22-CV-A) 01/12/2022 Civil Filing Under Seal Pending consideration
Usha Jain (22-CV-C) 02/14/2022 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Pending consideration
New York City Bar Association (22-CR-A) 02/17/2022 Criminal Rule 17 Pending consideration
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) 03/14/2022 Appellate Rule 29(a)(2) Pending consideration
UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) 05/19/2022 Bankruptcy Official Form 410 Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) 05/20/2022 Civil Third party litigation funding Pending consideration
Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) 06/08/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Hon. Ralph Erickson (22-CV-H) 06/30/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-G) 07/12/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 9016 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-CV-I) 07/12/2022 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Laura Bartell (22-BK-D) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Rules 1007 and 5009(b) Pending consideration
Laura Bartell (22-BK-E) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Form 309 Pending consideration
David Wenthold & Zachary Reynolds (22-CV-J) 07/24/2022 Civil Rule 41 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-H) 07/29/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-AP-C) 09/01/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) 09/02/2022 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-M) 09/08/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (22-AP-D) 10/03/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) 10/03/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) Pending consideration
Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) 11/22/2022 Evidence Rule 611 Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) 08/04/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-BK-I) 08/04/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) 08/04/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) 08/04/2022 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (23-AP-A) 01/06/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Bradley Goodman (22-BK-J) 10/27/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on electronic signatures Pending consideration
Tim Truman (22-BK-K) 11/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Pending consideration
Atlantic Legal Foundation (23-AP-B) 01/17/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Stephen Sachs (22-AP-G) 03/30/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration