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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
Sai (21-AP-E) 04/14/2021 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Sai (21-BK-I) 04/14/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 5005 Considered
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) 04/30/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Gary Peel (21-CR-G) 04/28/2021 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (21-AP-F) 04/28/2021 Appellate New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (21-CV-M) 05/17/2021 Civil New rule regarding time frame for motion resolution Considered
City of Chicago (21-BK-K) 06/04/2021 Bankruptcy Official Form B113 Considered
Senators Tillis, Grassley, and Cornyn (21-CV-N) 06/07/2021 Civil Rule 9 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CR-H) 06/21/2021 Criminal Rule 59(b)(2) Considered
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) 07/04/2021 Civil Rule 25 Considered
Hon. Richard Hertling (21-CV-R) 07/23/2021 Civil Rule 63 Considered
Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) 07/29/2021 Civil Rule 23 Considered
National Bankruptcy Conference (21-BK-J) 05/17/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 7001 Considered
Hon. Jesse M. Furman (21-CR-I) 08/12/2021 Criminal Rule 49.1 Considered
Stephen Brown (21-BK-L) 08/24/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 and proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) 09/20/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 8006(g) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) 09/29/2021 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) 10/26/2021 Criminal Rule 5 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) 11/24/2021 Civil Rule 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) 12/20/2021 Bankruptcy New rule to Part VIII Considered
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) 03/08/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) 03/14/2022 Appellate Rule 29(a)(2) Considered
Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) 03/17/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 Considered
UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) 05/19/2022 Bankruptcy Official Form 410 Considered
Hon. Robert Faris (22-BK-A) 02/10/2022 Bankruptcy Considered
Christopher Cross (22-CV-G) 06/14/2022 Civil Rule 17 Considered