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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
Richie Muniak (23-CV-Q) 05/25/2023 Civil Rule 10 Considered
Unclaimed Funds Expert Panel of the Financial Managers Working Group (23-BK-I) 06/08/2023 Bankruptcy Form 1340 Considered
Andrew Straw (23-AP-G) 06/16/2023 Appellate Rule 11 Considered
Thomas Dougherty (23-AP-H) 06/20/2023 Appellate Rule 17 Considered
Rep. Adam Schiff and Other Members of Congress (23-CR-E) 08/03/2023 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Committee on Rule Amendment at Cornell Law School (23-CV-V) 09/15/2023 Civil Rule 12 Considered
20 Media Organizations (23-CR-F) 10/05/2023 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Daniel Capra (23-EV-B) 10/12/2023 Evidence Rule 803 Considered
Andrew Straw (23-AP-J) 11/15/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on rules governing service and PACER access Considered
Jonathan Cohen (24-AP-E) 03/28/2024 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-G) 04/03/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) 04/04/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Sai (24-AP-F) 04/09/2024 Appellate Rule 39 Considered
Sai (24-EV-E) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rules 106 & 612 Considered
Hon. Jeremiah McCarthy (24-CV-K) 04/30/2024 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Erin Murphy (24-EV-G) 04/19/2024 Evidence Proposed rulemaking on admissibility of evidence of an alleged victim's prior false accusations Considered
Evan Zoldan (24-CV-L) 06/06/2024 Civil Rules 50 and 52 Considered
Dana McWay (24-BK-F) 06/05/2024 Bankruptcy Forms 3180W, 3180WH, and 318 Considered
Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix (24-EV-I) 08/01/2024 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Sai (24-AP-H) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-AP-I) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-J) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-K) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-BK-M) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-BK-L) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-BK-K) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
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