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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
Hon. Barbara B. Crabb (00-CV-G) 10/05/2000 Civil Rule 5.1, (Appellate Rule 44) Considered
Roy H. Wepner, Esq. (00-CV-H) 11/30/2000 Civil Rule 6 Considered
Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) 12/04/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Jacques Pierre Ward (01-CV-A) 01/08/2001 Civil Specify page limits for motions Considered
The Maritime Law Association of the United States (William R. Dorsey) (01-CV-B) 06/15/2001 Civil Admiralty Rule B Considered
Professor Martha L. Minow (01-CV-C) 10/11/2001 Civil Rule 15(c)(3) Considered
Tracey Ellis (02-CV-A) 02/07/2002 Civil Minority Litigant  Cases Considered
Hon. Jane J. Boyle (02-CV-B) 02/20/2002 Civil Rule 54 Considered
James A. Andrews (02-CV-C) 04/08/2002 Civil Court Filing Fee Procedures Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (02-CV-D) 05/07/2002 Civil Rule 68 Considered
New Hampshire State Civil Division (Nancy J. Smith, Esq.) (02-CV-E) 06/24/2002 Civil Rule 8(a)(2) Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (02-CV-F) 06/10/2002 Civil Civil Rules and Forms Considered
Hon. Joseph E. Irenas (02-CV-G) 07/31/2002 Civil De Bene Esse Depositions Considered
Frank Amador, Esq. (02-CV-H) 09/19/2002 Civil Cross-State Attorney Admission Considered
Conan L. Hom (02-CV-I) 10/02/2002 Civil Style/ Language Simplification Considered
Hon. D. Brock Hornby (02-CV-J) 10/29/2002 Civil Rule 12(f) Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (03-CV-A) 03/04/2003 Civil Rule 50(b) Considered
Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, California (Hon. A. Wallace Tashima) (03-CV-B) 05/08/2003 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Irwin H. Warren, Esq. (03-CV-C) 06/26/2003 Civil Rules 6 & 62 Considered
William S. Karn (03-CV-D) 07/31/2003 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Craig C. Reilly, Esq. (03-CV-E) 08/06/2003 Civil Rules 54 & 72 Considered
Jeremy A. Colby (03-CV-F) 08/26/2003 Civil Rule 4 Considered
David R. Fine, Esq. (04-CV-A) 01/15/2004 Civil Rules 5 & 6 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (04-CV-B) 03/01/2004 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Hon. William R. Wilson, Jr. (04-CV-D) 02/24/2004 Civil Discovery Rules Considered
Hon. Christopher M. Klein (04-CV-E) 04/07/2004 Civil Rule 8 Considered
Hon. James T. Trimble, Jr. (04-CV-F) 04/07/2004 Civil Rule 48 Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States (Hon. John W. Lungstrum) (04-CV-G) 08/02/2004 Civil Rule 5(e) Considered
Hon. Christina A. Snyder (04-CV-H) 08/02/2004 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Hon. Larry Baerman (04-CV-I) 11/29/2004 Civil Rule 7.1 & CM/ECF Considered