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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
Patricia L. Meravi (01-BK-C) 01/23/2001 Bankruptcy Rules 3017.1, 7023.1, and 7023.2 Considered
Patrick Borchers (18-CV-E) 01/23/2018 Civil Rule 4(k)(2) Pending consideration
Patrick Mause (17-CV-WWW) 07/30/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Patrick Yancey (17-CV-JJ) 07/17/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Paul Alan Levy (10-AP-I) 11/30/2010 Appellate Redactions Considered
Paul Ford (17-CV-PP) 07/18/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Paul Ramshaw (15-AP-D) 08/07/2015 Appellate Rule 3 Considered
People United for Privacy Foundation (23-AP-E) 03/28/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Peter A. Chapman (07-BK-E) 09/12/2007 Bankruptcy Official Form 1 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Peter Geraci (23-BK-H) 05/19/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CR-D) 05/19/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CV-P) 05/19/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Goldberger (NACDL) (12-AP-B) 02/14/2012 Appellate Form 4 Considered
Peter Lushing (17-EV-C) 09/26/2017 Evidence Rule 801(d) Considered
Petition by Russell Alexander (12-CV-A) 03/14/2012 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Plattner Verderame, P.C. (17-CV-LL) 07/18/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Potter Bolanos, LLC (17-CV-ZZZZ) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (17-CV-DDDD) 07/31/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) 10/05/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Prof. Alexandra D. Lahav, et al. (15-CV-H) 03/17/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Prof. Amanda Shanor and the Brennan Center for Justice (23-CV-U) 09/01/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Prof. Kenneth N. Klee (15-BK-C) 03/13/2015 Bankruptcy Rule 8018 Considered
Prof. Rhonda Wasserman (15-CV-U) 04/12/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Prof. Stephen E. Sachs and Logan T. Mohs (12-CV-F) 11/01/2012 Civil Rule 77(c)(1) Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (02-CV-F) 06/10/2002 Civil Civil Rules and Forms Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (14-CV-D) 04/29/2014 Civil Rule 41 Considered
Professor Carrie Leonetti (11-CR-A) 06/13/2011 Criminal Rule 29 Considered