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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
Gibson Dunn (26-CR-8) 03/22/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Thomas Marjerison (26-CR-19) 03/12/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Carissa Hessick & Russell Gold (26-CR-14) 03/11/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute on Legal Reform (26-CV-8) 03/10/2026 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Amazon (26-CV-9) 03/10/2026 Civil Rule 23 Pending consideration
Drumheller Hollingsworth & Monthy (26-CR-13) 03/09/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Richard Kornfeld (26-CR-12) 03/09/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Frederick Goetz (26-CR-11) 03/07/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Finch McCranie (26-CR-18) 03/06/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Brady Center & Others (26-CV-7) 03/06/2026 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Devin Wesenberg (26-AP-1) 03/04/2026 Appellate Rule 4 Pending consideration
Richard Jaffe (26-CR-10) 03/04/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Fred Burnside (26-CV-10) 03/04/2026 Civil Rule 23 Pending consideration
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (26-CR-9) 03/02/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Michael Piccarreta and Louis Fidel (26-CR-7) 03/02/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
William Coates (26-CR-6) 02/27/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Ashley Gjovik (26-CV-6) 02/23/2026 Civil Rules 26 and 83 Pending consideration
Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (26-CV-4) 02/13/2026 Civil Rule 23 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (26-CV-5) 02/13/2026 Civil Rule 43 Pending consideration
Maggie Arias (26-CR-5) 02/11/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (26-BK-2) 01/28/2026 Bankruptcy Rule 2003 Pending consideration
Association of Chapter Twelve Trustees (26-BK-1) 01/28/2026 Bankruptcy Rule 2003 Pending consideration
Lisa Richards (26-CV-2) 01/24/2026 Civil Rule 5 and Rule 43 Pending consideration
Frank Quintero (26-CR-4) 01/22/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Dean Pregerson (26-CR-3) 01/21/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Jessica Carmichael (26-CR-2) 01/21/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Samuel Rabin (26-CR-1) 01/20/2026 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (26-CV-1) 01/12/2026 Civil Rule 35 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-CV-T) 12/22/2025 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Mark Behrens & Jacob Bennett (25-CV-S) 12/15/2025 Civil Rule 11 Pending consideration