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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
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-F) 03/07/2025 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (Barry H. Bauman, Esq.) (11-CV-D) 08/18/2011 Civil Discovery Rules Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-V) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) 12/21/2020 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-M) 09/08/2022 Civil Rule 16(c)(2) (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-D) 03/14/2024 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel DRI - The Voice of the Defense BarInternational Association of Defense Counsel (13-CV-G) 08/09/2013 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Leto Copeley (17-CV-BBBBB) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Loan Syndications and Trading Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Mark Thompson, Esaq.) (07-BK-G) 11/26/2007 Bankruptcy 2019 Considered
Lord & Heinlein (17-CV-IIIII) 08/03/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Louis A. Leone (16-CV-I) 11/10/2016 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Lyons & Cone, PLC (17-CV-SS) 07/18/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
MacKechnie (06-CV-D) 07/24/2006 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Maggie Molloy (18-CV-H) 02/15/2018 Civil Rule 73 Pending consideration
Magistrate Judges Advisory Group (24-CR-D) 05/14/2024 Criminal Rule 40 Pending consideration
Magistrate Judges of the Eastern District of New York (Hon. Steven M. Gold) (07-CR-B) 10/17/2007 Criminal Rule 4; Rule 41 Considered
Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA (17-CV-MMMMM) 08/04/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Malinda A. Gaul (17-CV-WW) 07/19/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Marcy J.K. Tiffany/DOJ (97-BK-B) 03/06/1997 Bankruptcy Official Form 9 Considered
Margaret Morris (14-AP-C) 07/01/2014 Appellate Consider Rulemaking in Response to Specific Litigation Considered
Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) 11/22/2022 Evidence Rule 611 Pending consideration
Maria Pearlmutter (11-EV-A) 06/23/2011 Evidence Exclude physician apologies in medical malpractice cases Pending consideration
Mark A. Redmiles, Esq. (08-BK-G) 08/22/2008 Bankruptcy Interim Rule  1017, Interim Rule 4004© Considered
Mark Bennett (19-CV-S) 07/16/2019 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Mark Bennett (19-CV-T) 07/16/2019 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Mark Cohen (17-CV-UUUUU) 08/15/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Mark Estes, Esq. (09-CV-B) 06/21/2009 Civil Electronic Service Considered
Mark Foster (25-CV-J) 03/28/2025 Civil Rule 5 Pending consideration
Mark J. Armbruster (14-CV-C) 04/02/2014 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Mark Neal (24-BK-I) 06/28/2024 Bankruptcy Form 101 Pending consideration