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 |
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National Employment Lawyers Association (23-CV-CC) | 12/20/2023 | Civil | Rule 41 | Pending consideration |
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Johnson (23-AP-K) | 12/14/2023 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice (24-CV-S) | 09/10/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-O) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on name styling | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (23-CV-DD) | 12/21/2023 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-P) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-Q) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules | Pending consideration |
Hon. Michael Kaplan (24-BK-A) | 01/10/2024 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9031 | Pending consideration |
David DeMatteo (24-AP-A) | 01/13/2024 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-R) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines | Pending consideration |
Creditor Rights Coalition (24-BK-B) | 01/19/2024 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on bankruptcy case assignments | Pending consideration |
American Bar Association (24-BK-C) | 02/12/2024 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9031 | Pending consideration |
American Bar Association (24-CV-A) | 02/12/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Hagens Berman (24-CV-B) | 02/13/2024 | Civil | Rules 43 and 45 | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-AP-B) | 03/07/2024 | Appellate | Rule 25(a)(5) | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CR-H) | 08/22/2024 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-BK-D) | 03/07/2024 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9037 | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-CV-C) | 03/07/2024 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-CR-A) | 03/07/2024 | Criminal | Rule 49.1 | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-D) | 03/14/2024 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
Scott Lopez (24-CV-E) | 03/15/2024 | Civil | Rule 41 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Brett Ludwig (24-CR-B) | 03/24/2024 | Criminal | Rule 43 | Pending consideration |
Christopher Frey (24-EV-A) | 03/08/2024 | Evidence | Rule 609 | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CR-G) | 08/22/2024 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules | Pending consideration |
Hon. Zachary Bolitho (23-CR-H) | 11/27/2023 | Criminal | Rule 40 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-AP-C) | 03/27/2024 | Appellate | Rule 25(a)(5) | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-BK-E) | 03/27/2024 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9037 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-CV-F) | 03/27/2024 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |
Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-H) | 07/10/2024 | Bankruptcy | Form B106C | Pending consideration |
Dana McWay (24-BK-F) | 06/05/2024 | Bankruptcy | Forms 3180W, 3180WH, and 318 | Pending consideration |