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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
Alvin White Jr. (20-CV-X) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-E) 08/24/2020 Appellate Rule 3 Pending consideration
Dale C. Schian (17-CV-H) 03/07/2017 Civil Rule 11 Pending consideration
National Employment Lawyers Association (17-CV-I) 03/20/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
American College of Trial Lawyers (17-CV-J) 03/28/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
John D. Rabiej (17-CV-K) 05/19/2017 Civil Rule 23.3 Pending consideration
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts (16-CV-B) 03/08/2016 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-CV-J) 06/24/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-AP-C) 06/24/2020 Appellate Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-O) 06/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Social Security Administration (17-CV-Q) 05/26/2017 Civil Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation in District Court Pending consideration
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (15-CV-KK) 10/30/2015 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Robert M. Miller (15-CV-JJ) 10/26/2015 Civil Electronic Case Filing for Pro Se Litigants Pending consideration
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Pending consideration
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) 03/02/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Pending consideration
Glen C. Shults (17-CV-RRRR) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Sai (19-CR-A) 06/27/2019 Criminal Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification Pending consideration
Sai (19-AP-C) 06/27/2019 Appellate Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification Pending consideration
Daniel Hartnett (19-CV-O) 04/12/2019 Civil Rule 12(a) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) 12/21/2020 Civil Third Party Litigation Funding Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) 12/10/2020 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) 01/18/2021 Appellate Rule 4 and Rule 6 Pending consideration
Advanced Medical Technology Association, et al (19-CV-I) 03/27/2019 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) 01/19/2021 Civil IFP Petitions Pending consideration
Sai (21-AP-B) 02/09/2021 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
Christine E. Webber (17-CV-WWWW) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration