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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
Christine Pedigo Bartholomew (15-CV-R) 04/07/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
William S. Karn (03-CV-D) 07/31/2003 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Jeremy A. Bell (00-CR-D) 11/20/2000 Criminal Rule 23 Considered
NW Consumer Law Center (15-CV-W) 05/13/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (15-CV-T) 04/09/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Ingrid M. Evans (15-CV-Q) 04/02/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
National Consumer Law Center, Inc. and National Association of Consumer Advocates (15-CV-P) 04/01/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
John Vail, Esq. (10-CV-B) 08/13/2010 Civil Rule 23 Considered
John D. Rabiej (17-CV-K) 05/19/2017 Civil Rule 23.3 Considered
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) 03/10/2023 Criminal Rule 23(a) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) 09/02/2022 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (23-CV-J) 03/23/2023 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
Hon. Robert E. Jones (11-CR-B) 07/06/2011 Criminal Rule 24(b) Considered
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) 07/04/2021 Civil Rule 25 Considered
Sai (20-AP-B) 05/20/2020 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Ana M. Kocur, General Counsel, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (18-AP-E) 12/18/2018 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Sai (21-AP-E) 04/14/2021 Appellate Rule 25 Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (24-AP-B) 03/07/2024 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-AP-C) 03/27/2024 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
Nico Ratkowski (19-AP-A) 03/13/2019 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
124 Companies (24-CV-U) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-V) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform American Insurance Association American Tort Reform Association Lawyers for Civil Justice National Association of Manufacturers (14-CV-B) 04/09/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC; Burford Capital LLC; Bentham IMF (14-CV-B-1) 10/21/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (19-CV-V) 06/26/2019 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Catherine T. Struve, Reporter (15-AP-B) 04/09/2015 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (00-CV-E) 08/07/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) 12/04/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
George Brent Mickum IV, Esq. (05-CV-C) 06/01/2005 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered