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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
Howard Bashman (23-AP-F) 05/08/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting a nationwide filing deadline 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
Joshua Carback (23-CR-C) 03/25/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Joshua Carback (23-CV-K) 03/25/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Joshua Carback (23-BK-E) 03/25/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Rep. Adam Schiff and Other Members of Congress (23-CR-E) 08/03/2023 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
William Sanders (23-CV-I) 03/16/2023 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) 03/10/2023 Criminal Rule 23(a) Considered
Committee on Rule Amendment at Cornell Law School (23-CV-V) 09/15/2023 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Thirty-One Companies (23-CV-F) 03/01/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
20 Media Organizations (23-CR-F) 10/05/2023 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter (23-CV-D) 02/22/2023 Civil Rule 60(b) Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-B) 02/13/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on corporate ownership disclosure requirements Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) 01/31/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (23-CV-A) 01/31/2023 Civil Rules 16 and 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Andrew Straw (23-AP-J) 11/15/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on rules governing service and PACER access Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) 12/20/2021 Bankruptcy New rule to Part VIII Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) 11/24/2021 Civil Rule 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) 10/26/2021 Criminal Rule 5 Considered
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Jonathan Cohen (24-AP-E) 03/28/2024 Appellate Rule 28 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) 04/04/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Stephen Brown (21-BK-L) 08/24/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 and proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) 09/20/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 8006(g) Considered
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered