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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
Hon. Paul D. Borman (04-CV-J) 12/27/2004 Civil High-Low Agreements Considered
Professor Jeffrey A. Parness (05-CV-A) 01/10/2005 Civil Rule 16 Considered
John D. Gleissner (05-CV-B) 01/26/2005 Civil Rule 26 Considered
George Brent Mickum IV, Esq. (05-CV-C) 06/01/2005 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Loretta A. Preska (05-CV-D) 05/31/2005 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Hon. Sandra S. Beckwith (05-CV-E) 07/13/2005 Civil Rule 56 – Discretion in ruling on motions for summary judgment Considered
John L. Runft, Esq. (05-CV-F) 08/05/2005 Civil Motions in Limine Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (05-CV-G) 09/26/2005 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (05-CV-H) 11/22/2005 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Professor Patrick J. Schiltz (05-CV-I) 12/10/2005 Civil Rule 5 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) 03/17/2006 Civil Electronic Acknowl. of Service Considered
Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CV-C) 06/19/2006 Civil Sealed Cases Considered
MacKechnie (06-CV-D) 07/24/2006 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal (06-CV-F) 08/25/2006 Civil Rule 5 Considered
Hon. William R. Wilson, Jr. (06-CV-G) 11/09/2006 Civil Discovery Rules Considered
Gregory K. Arenson, Esq. (06-CV-H) 12/07/2006 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Unitel (William P. Callahan, Esq.) (07-CV-A) 03/08/2007 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Kay Sieverding (07-CV-B) 11/20/2007 Civil Electronic Case Filing Considered
Stephen P. Stoltz, Esq. (07-CV-C) 05/06/2008 Civil Rule 6 Considered
Professor David J. Sharpe (07-CV-D) 05/06/2008 Civil Admiralty Rules Considered
Christopher Macchiaroli, Esq. (07-CV-E) 05/14/2008 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Hon. Vaughn R. Walker (07-CV-F) 08/15/2008 Civil Electronic Attachments Considered
B. Sachau (08-CV-A) 07/30/2008 Civil Rules 30, 33 & 36 Considered
Dean Michael Moffit (08-CV-B) 08/19/2008 Civil Pleadings Standards Considered
Kenneth A. Lazarus, Esq. and Professor Paul Rothstein (08-CV-C) 10/27/2008 Civil Rules 8, 12, 16 & 37 Considered
Public.Resource.org (Carl Malamud) (08-CV-D) 10/30/2008 Civil Privacy Rules Pending consideration
Akua Asamoah (08-CV-E) 12/05/2008 Civil New Form/Form Revision Pending consideration
Professor Paul D. Carrington (09-CV-A) 04/06/2009 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Mark Estes, Esq. (09-CV-B) 06/21/2009 Civil Electronic Service Considered
William P. Callahan, Esq. (09-CV-C) 06/25/2009 Civil Rule 45 Considered