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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
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) 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
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 Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) 10/06/2020 Civil Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) 12/21/2020 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) 12/10/2020 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) 01/18/2021 Appellate Rule 4 and Rule 6 Pending consideration
Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) 01/19/2021 Civil IFP Petitions Pending consideration
John Siffert (21-CR-B) 01/21/2021 Criminal Rule 16 Pending consideration
Sai (21-AP-B) 02/09/2021 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-C) 02/23/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-G) 03/24/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (21-CV-H) 04/07/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) 04/13/2021 Appellate Rule 39 Pending consideration
Sai (21-CV-I) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 4(i) Pending consideration
Sai (21-CV-J) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 5(d) Pending consideration