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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
U.S. Department of Justice (25-BK-D) 02/21/2025 Bankruptcy Rule 3018
International Legal Finance Association (22-AP-D) 10/03/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration
Daniel Capra (21-EV-C) 04/01/2021 Evidence Rule 611; guidance for permitting juror questions Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-EV-A) 03/25/2023 Evidence Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-AP-D) 03/25/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (23-CV-J) 03/23/2023 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Sedona Conference (23-CV-H) 03/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Judith Resnik (23-AP-C) 03/03/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-G) 03/01/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (22-BK-L) 12/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rules 9014, 9017, and proposed new Rule 7043 Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) 02/23/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CV-E) 02/23/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Stephen Sachs (22-AP-G) 03/30/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration
Bradley Goodman (22-BK-J) 10/27/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on electronic signatures Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) 08/04/2022 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) 08/04/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) 08/04/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) 11/22/2022 Evidence Rule 611 Pending consideration
International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) 10/03/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) 06/08/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Hon. Jesse Furman and Hon. Philip Halpern (21-CV-O) 06/21/2021 Civil Rule 41(a) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (21-CV-P) 07/01/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Mark Wray (15-CV-A) 01/17/2015 Civil Rule 81 Pending consideration
Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) 09/28/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Department of Justice (21-CR-J) 09/13/2021 Criminal Rule 6(e) Pending consideration
Joshua Goodbaum (21-CV-Y) 11/12/2021 Civil Rule 4(d)(1) Pending consideration
Usha Jain (22-CV-C) 02/14/2022 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) 05/20/2022 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) 09/02/2022 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-AP-C) 09/01/2022 Appellate Rule 26.1 Pending consideration