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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
Sai (24-BK-K) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-L) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-M) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-E) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-F) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-G) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-H) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-O) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-P) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-Q) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CV-R) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-EV-E) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rules 106 & 612 Pending consideration
Sai (24-EV-L) 11/03/2024 Evidence Rule 801 Pending consideration
Samuel L. Bray (17-CV-E) 03/01/2017 Civil Rule 65 Considered
Sandra Milburn (18-BK-I) 12/05/2018 Bankruptcy Statement of Intention Considered
Scooter LeMay (10-BK-E) 06/30/2010 Bankruptcy Official Forms Considered
Scott Lopez (24-CV-E) 03/15/2024 Civil Rule 41 Pending consideration
Scott W. Dales (99-BK-D) 04/27/1999 Bankruptcy Part IX of Bankruptcy Rules Considered
Sedona Conference (23-CV-H) 03/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) 05/03/2021 Civil Third party litigation funding Pending consideration
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) 07/11/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) 08/04/2022 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-BK-I) 08/04/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) 08/04/2022 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) 08/04/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Pending consideration
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-C) 02/23/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) 11/10/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (22-AP-A) 01/07/2022 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Johnson (23-AP-I) 10/26/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Johnson (23-AP-K) 12/14/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration