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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
Hon. Michael Kaplan (24-BK-A) 01/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 9031 Pending consideration
Jack Metzler (24-BK-P) 10/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a) Pending consideration
35 Organizations (23-CV-M) 05/08/2023 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-H) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
W. Bradley Wendel and Anthony J. Sebok (17-CV-BBBBBB) 09/27/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-G) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-G) 07/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 2003 Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-R) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (23-BK-F) Bankruptcy Rule 3018 Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-BK-G) 02/23/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-H) 07/10/2024 Bankruptcy Form B106C Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-BK-H) 05/19/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CR-D) 05/19/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CV-P) 05/19/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CV-B) 01/22/2025 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (23-BK-F) 05/18/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 3018 Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-CR-A) 01/22/2025 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-BK-A) 01/22/2025 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Bankruptcy Clerks Advisory Group (23-BK-J) 06/15/2023 Bankruptcy Rules 1005 and 2002(n) Pending consideration
Bob Goodlatte, House Judiciary Committee (17-CV-FFFFFF) 11/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-GGGGGG) 11/03/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Maria Pearlmutter (11-EV-A) 06/23/2011 Evidence Exclude physician apologies in medical malpractice cases Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-Q) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) 01/09/2025 Civil Rule 30 Pending consideration
Sai (24-EV-L) 11/03/2024 Evidence Rule 801 Pending consideration
DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (23-CV-R) 08/29/2023 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
17 Organizations (23-CV-S) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 15 Pending consideration
Andrew Straw (23-CV-Z) 11/15/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on rules governing service and PACER access Pending consideration
Jack Metzler (24-CV-Z) 10/10/2024 Civil Civil Rule 6(a) Pending consideration
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-J) 09/30/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration