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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
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