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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
John J. Dilenschneider (97-BK-D) 06/09/1997 Bankruptcy Rule 9011(c)(2)(B) Considered
Hon. Christopher M. Klein (97-BK-C) 05/20/1997 Bankruptcy Rule 9027 Considered
Marcy J.K. Tiffany/DOJ (97-BK-B) 03/06/1997 Bankruptcy Official Form 9 Considered
Hon. A. Thomas Small (97-BK-A) 02/19/1997 Bankruptcy Rule 9020 Considered
John R. Getsinger (96-BK--) 03/28/1996 Bankruptcy Rule 9009 Considered
Hon. Samuel L. Bufford (89-BK-A) 01/12/1990 Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 2003, 2013, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3007, 3015 Considered
Sai (20-CV-Y) 08/24/2020 Civil Rule 60 Considered
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (20-EV-I) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-R) 08/04/2020 Civil Rules 26 and 45 (privilege logs) Considered
Jason Wilson-Aguilar (20-BK-H) 08/03/2020 Bankruptcy Form B410 Considered
International Association of Defense Counsel (20-EV-H) 07/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) 07/10/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Considered
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) 06/06/2020 Bankruptcy Form 318 Considered
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Honorable Thomas Parker (20-CR-G) 05/20/2020 Criminal Videoconferencing Considered
Hon. Steven M. Colloton (13-AP-C) 03/20/2013 Appellate Consider possible rules for expediting proceedings under Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Considered
George Weiss (19-BK-F) 06/30/2019 Bankruptcy Rule 3002 Considered
Sai (19-CV-Q) 06/27/2019 Civil Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification Considered
Sai (19-AP-C) 06/27/2019 Appellate Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification Considered
Brian Devine (19-CV-P) 06/25/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) 04/26/2019 Appellate New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds Considered
Dennis Brock (19-CV-N) 04/02/2019 Civil Rules 4 and 5 Considered
Daniel Hartnett (19-CV-O) 04/12/2019 Civil Rule 12(a) Considered
Sai (19-AP-D) 07/09/2019 Appellate Rule 26 Considered
Alan Morrison (14-AP-A) Appellate Rule 29 Considered