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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
International Legal Finance Association (21-CV-H) 04/07/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Glen C. Shults (17-CV-RRRR) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) 04/13/2021 Appellate Rule 39 Pending consideration
Federal Courts Committee, State Bar of California, Litigation Section (17-CV-TTTT) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Sai (21-CV-I) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 4(i) Pending consideration
Sai (21-CV-J) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 5(d) Pending consideration
Sai (21-AP-E) 04/14/2021 Appellate Rule 25 Pending consideration
Sai (21-CR-E) 04/14/2021 Criminal Rule 49 Pending consideration
Gray Ritter & Graham, PC (17-CV-VVVV) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Christine E. Webber (17-CV-WWWW) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) 05/03/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP (17-CV-XXXX) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Pending consideration
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
Scott Myers (25-BK-I) 05/01/2025 Bankruptcy Form 2030 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-G) 07/12/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 9016 Pending consideration
Hon. Ralph Erickson (22-CV-H) 06/30/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) 08/01/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) 06/08/2022 Civil Rule 7.1 Pending consideration
Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) 07/31/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) 05/20/2022 Civil Third party litigation funding Pending consideration
Michael Norman (20-CV-M) 07/29/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (19-CV-H) 03/26/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) 03/14/2022 Appellate Rule 29(a)(2) Pending consideration
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
New York City Bar Association (22-CR-A) 02/17/2022 Criminal Rule 17 Pending consideration
Advanced Medical Technology Association, et al (19-CV-I) 03/27/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Usha Jain (22-CV-C) 02/14/2022 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
The Sedona Conference (22-CV-A) 01/12/2022 Civil Filing Under Seal Pending consideration
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (22-AP-A) 01/07/2022 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Robert M. Miller (15-CV-JJ) 10/26/2015 Civil Electronic Case Filing for Pro Se Litigants Pending consideration