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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
Wes Scott (20-BK-B) 02/03/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 9036 Considered
Altec, Inc. (20-EV-A) 01/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Bryan Lammon (20-AP-A) 02/09/2020 Appellate Rule 4 Considered
Judge Eric Frank (20-BK-C) 02/10/2020 Bankruptcy Form B410A Considered
Judge Patricia Barksdale (20-CR-A) 02/16/2020 Criminal Rule 41 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CV-B) 02/26/2020 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) 03/02/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
50 Companies (20-EV-B) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-CV-C) 03/04/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Gary Peel (18-CR-D) 07/09/2018 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Hon. A. Thomas Small (97-BK-A) 02/19/1997 Bankruptcy Rule 9020 Considered
John R. Getsinger (96-BK--) 03/28/1996 Bankruptcy Rule 9009 Considered
Hon. Samuel L. Bufford (89-BK-A) 01/12/1990 Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 2003, 2013, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3007, 3015 Considered
Sai (20-CV-Y) 08/24/2020 Civil Rule 60 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (18-CV-J) 04/06/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (20-EV-I) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Joni Albanese (17-CR-E) 12/16/2017 Criminal Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-R) 08/04/2020 Civil Rules 26 and 45 (privilege logs) Considered
Jason Wilson-Aguilar (20-BK-H) 08/03/2020 Bankruptcy Form B410 Considered
International Association of Defense Counsel (20-EV-H) 07/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) 07/10/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Marcy J.K. Tiffany/DOJ (97-BK-B) 03/06/1997 Bankruptcy Official Form 9 Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-E) 03/30/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig (20-BK-E) 01/15/2020 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on CM/ECF electronic signatures Considered
Judge Michael Chagares (20-CR-E) 03/03/2020 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on variants of waiver Considered
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (20-CR-D) 04/07/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Hon. Jesse Furman (20-CR-C) 03/15/2020 Criminal Rule 43 Considered