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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
American Association for Justice (20-CV-C) 03/04/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-C) 03/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Thomas Mayer (20-BK-D) 03/16/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 7007 Considered
Hon. Jesse Furman (20-CR-C) 03/15/2020 Criminal Rule 43 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-CV-D) 03/19/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-E) 03/30/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (20-CR-D) 04/07/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Judge Michael Chagares (20-CR-E) 03/03/2020 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on variants of waiver Considered
Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig (20-BK-E) 01/15/2020 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on CM/ECF electronic signatures Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CR-F) 05/05/2020 Criminal Rule 59 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Pending consideration
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-D) 05/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Sai (20-AP-B) 05/20/2020 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Sai (20-CV-G) 05/20/2020 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Honorable Thomas Parker (20-CR-G) 05/20/2020 Criminal Videoconferencing Considered
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) 06/06/2020 Bankruptcy Form 318 Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Usha Jain (20-AP-C) 06/24/2020 Appellate Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-CV-J) 06/24/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) 07/10/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Michael Norman (20-CV-M) 07/29/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) 07/31/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) 08/01/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration