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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
Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez (11-BK-L) 12/10/2011 Bankruptcy Proposed modification to the Standing Order of Referral Considered
American Association for Justice (18-CV-T) 05/25/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-AA) 09/09/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (18-CV-J) 04/06/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (17-CV-RRRRR) 08/10/2017 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (17-CV-CCCCCC) 09/27/2017 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
American Association for Justice (18-CV-I) 02/22/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Shanin Specter (20-CV-HH) 12/18/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Joint Suggestion from 48 General Counsel (19-CV-AA) 10/03/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
John D. Rabiej (22-CV-N) 09/19/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) 08/18/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-E) 03/30/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-CV-D) 03/19/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) 10/05/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-CV-C) 03/04/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
International Association of Defense Counsel (19-CV-EE) 10/30/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) 03/08/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Brian Devine (19-CV-CC) 10/21/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) 04/04/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (19-CV-X) 09/23/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-T) 12/22/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Brian Devine (19-CV-P) 06/25/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) 09/29/2021 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Nora Freeman Engstrom (19-CV-C) 01/22/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
John H. Beisner (18-CV-BB) 11/21/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Zachary Clopton (18-CV-Y) 10/26/2018 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-G) 04/03/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Thirty-One Companies (23-CV-F) 03/01/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered