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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) | 06/23/2014 | Civil | Rule 56 | Considered |
| Professor Timothy Tarvin (14-BK-C) | 03/31/2014 | Bankruptcy | Form B201A | Considered |
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (15-CV-T) | 04/09/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) | 03/02/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) | 03/17/2006 | Civil | Electronic Acknowl. of Service | Considered |
| Public Justice (15-CV-N) | 03/27/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
| Public Justice and the Public Justice Foundation (17-CV-TTTTT) | 08/11/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Public Justice, P.C. and Public Justice Foundation (19-CV-M) | 03/29/2019 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Public Justice, P.C. and Public Justice Foundation (15-CV-BB) | 09/08/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
| Public.Resource.org (Carl Malamud) (08-CV-D) | 10/30/2008 | Civil | Privacy Rules | Pending consideration |
| R. Shawn Gunnarson, Esq. and Alexander Dushku, Esq. (11-AP-A) | 02/17/2011 | Appellate | Rule 32(a)(7)(B)(iii) | Considered |
| Ralph Brubaker, Robert Lawless, and Bruce Markell (21-BK-C) | 02/04/2021 | Bankruptcy | Proposed amendment to Rule 7001 and new rule for certain turnover actions | Considered |
| Raymond P. Bell (00-BK-A) | 01/18/2000 | Bankruptcy | Rules 2002(g), 3002(a) | Considered |
| Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-G) | 07/10/2024 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2003 | Pending consideration |
| Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-H) | 07/10/2024 | Bankruptcy | Form B106C | Pending consideration |
| Rebecca Garcia (25-BK-B) | 02/04/2025 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2003 | Pending consideration |
| Rena M. Myers (10-BK-B) | 02/18/2010 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 10 | Considered |
| Rep. Adam Schiff and Other Members of Congress (23-CR-E) | 08/03/2023 | Criminal | Rule 53 | Considered |
| Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Ben Cline, and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (24-CV-X) | 08/19/2024 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (20-CR-D) | 04/07/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) | 03/14/2022 | Appellate | Rule 29(a)(2) | Considered |
| Rhysa G. South (99-BK-I) | 10/15/1999 | Bankruptcy | Rule 6007(a) | Considered |
| Richard C. Friedman (02-BK-C) | 02/25/2002 | Bankruptcy | Rule 8001 | Considered |
| Richard G. Heltzel (97-BK-E) | 07/22/1997 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9022 | Considered |
| Richard J. Douglas (01-CR-C) | 04/06/2001 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
| Richard Levin (19-BK-E) | 03/26/2019 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2002 | Considered |
| Richard Macak (20-CV-K) | 07/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Richard T. Seymour (17-CV-NNN) | 07/25/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Richie Muniak (23-CV-Q) | 05/25/2023 | Civil | Rule 10 | Considered |
| Risner and Graham (17-CV-NN) | 07/18/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |