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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-CR-G) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-E) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-J) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy 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-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-AP-K) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-AP-J) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-I) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-H) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on name styling 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
Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix (24-EV-I) 08/01/2024 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-N) 07/25/2024 Civil Rule 43 and Rule 45 Pending consideration
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) 07/11/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
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
Mark Neal (24-BK-I) 06/28/2024 Bankruptcy Form 101 Pending consideration
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (24-EV-H) 06/18/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Evan Zoldan (24-CV-L) 06/06/2024 Civil Rules 50 and 52 Considered
Dana McWay (24-BK-F) 06/05/2024 Bankruptcy Forms 3180W, 3180WH, and 318 Considered
Magistrate Judges Advisory Group (24-CR-D) 05/14/2024 Criminal Rule 40 Pending consideration
Hon. Jeremiah McCarthy (24-CV-K) 04/30/2024 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Erin Murphy (24-EV-G) 04/19/2024 Evidence Proposed rulemaking on admissibility of evidence of an alleged victim's prior false accusations Pending consideration
Jeffrey Bellin (24-EV-F) 04/19/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (24-EV-D) 04/12/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-B) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (24-EV-C) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Sai (24-EV-E) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rules 106 & 612 Pending consideration
Edward Hartnett (24-AP-G) 04/10/2024 Appellate Rule 15 Pending consideration
Sai (24-AP-F) 04/09/2024 Appellate Rule 39 Considered