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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
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-BK-E) 03/27/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 9037 Pending consideration
National Consumer Law Center (24-BK-N) 09/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 3001(c) 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
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-CR-C) 03/27/2024 Criminal Rule 49.1 Pending consideration
Sai (24-EV-E) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rules 106 & 612 Pending consideration
Joshua S. Goodrich, J.D., LL.M. (24-CV-T) 09/26/2024 Civil Rule 12 Pending consideration
Mark Neal (24-BK-I) 06/28/2024 Bankruptcy Form 101 Pending consideration
Magistrate Judges Advisory Group (24-CR-D) 05/14/2024 Criminal Rule 40 Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-M) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-L) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Erin Murphy (24-EV-G) 04/19/2024 Evidence Proposed rulemaking on admissibility of evidence of an alleged victim's prior false accusations Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-K) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-BK-J) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-E) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
Jeffrey Bellin (24-EV-F) 04/19/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Edward Hartnett (24-AP-G) 04/10/2024 Appellate Rule 15 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (24-BK-O) 09/12/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 7012 Pending consideration
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-CV-L) 05/01/2018 Civil Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions Pending consideration
124 Companies (24-CV-U) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Will Havemann (24-AP-L) 03/26/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on administrative stays Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-V) 10/02/2024 Civil Rule 26 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-N) 07/25/2024 Civil Rule 43 and Rule 45 Pending consideration
Brennan Center for Justice (24-CV-I) 04/05/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (24-CV-J) 04/05/2024 Civil Rule 53 Pending consideration
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-B) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (24-EV-D) 04/12/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (18-CV-B) 01/17/2018 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (24-EV-H) 06/18/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (23-CV-DD) 12/21/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) 07/11/2024 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration