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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
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-B) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (24-EV-J) 09/30/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Coalition of Media Organizations (24-CR-K) 11/01/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Collins Fitzpatrick (18-CR-C) 05/03/2018 Criminal Rule 43(a) Considered
Columbia Legal Services (17-CV-NNNN) 07/31/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Commercial Law League of America (01-BK-A) 01/10/2001 Bankruptcy Rule 2014, Rule 9014, 7026 Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (04-BK-D) 08/02/2004 Bankruptcy Rule 5005(a)(2) Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-AP-C) 05/01/2018 Appellate Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-BK-D) 06/29/2018 Bankruptcy Rule 9036 Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-CV-L) 05/01/2018 Civil Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions Pending consideration
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States (Hon. John W. Lungstrum) (04-CV-G) 08/02/2004 Civil Rule 5(e) Considered
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States (Hon. John W. Lungstrum) (04-CR-C) 08/02/2004 Criminal CM/ECF – Mandatory Electronic Filing Considered
Committee on Federal Courts of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (13-CV-D) 04/03/2013 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Committee on Federal Courts of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (13-CV-E) 04/03/2013 Civil Rules 45 and 30 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (00-CV-E) 08/07/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (02-CV-D) 05/07/2002 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (03-CV-A) 03/04/2003 Civil Rule 50(b) Considered
Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (04-CV-B) 03/01/2004 Civil Rule 30 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
Committee on Rule Amendment at Cornell Law School (23-CV-V) 09/15/2023 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (19-BK-B) 01/15/2019 Bankruptcy Forms Application for Unclaimed Funds Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (15-CV-F) 03/13/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) 04/04/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Conan L. Hom (02-CV-I) 10/02/2002 Civil Style/ Language Simplification Considered
Congressman Jim Gibbons for Thomas Krummer (00-CR-B) 03/21/2000 Criminal Rule 7 Considered
Corey J. L. Walker (17-CV-XX) 07/20/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Covington & Burling LLP (20-EV-Z) 10/23/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Craig C. Reilly, Esq. (03-CV-E) 08/06/2003 Civil Rules 54 & 72 Considered