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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
17 Organizations (23-CV-S) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 15 Pending consideration
19 Organizations (23-CV-T) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 77 Pending consideration
Prof. Amanda Shanor and the Brennan Center for Justice (23-CV-U) 09/01/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Committee on Rule Amendment at Cornell Law School (23-CV-V) 09/15/2023 Civil Rule 12 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (23-CV-W) 09/19/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on privacy rights and cyber security risks Pending consideration
William Lynch (19-CV-GG) 12/02/2019 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Dennis Brock (19-CV-N) 04/02/2019 Civil Rules 4 and 5 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) 07/10/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Fred Wilcon (19-CV-II) 12/24/2019 Civil Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas Considered
Fred Wilcon (19-AP-H) 12/24/2019 Appellate Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas Considered
Aaron Caplan (20-CV-A) 01/13/2020 Civil Rule 7; Rule 10 Considered
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (20-BK-A) 01/30/2020 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking regarding U.S. national security interests Considered
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
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 Michael Chagares (20-CR-E) 03/03/2020 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on variants of waiver Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) 06/06/2020 Bankruptcy Form 318 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Honorable Thomas Parker (20-CR-G) 05/20/2020 Criminal Videoconferencing Considered
Sai (20-CV-G) 05/20/2020 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Sai (20-AP-B) 05/20/2020 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-D) 05/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CR-F) 05/05/2020 Criminal Rule 59 Considered
Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig (20-BK-E) 01/15/2020 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on CM/ECF electronic signatures Considered
50 Companies (20-EV-B) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-C) 03/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-CV-C) 03/04/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered