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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
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) 06/06/2020 Bankruptcy Form 318 Considered
Thomas Sheehan (20-EV-E) 06/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (20-BK-G) 06/12/2020 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 Considered
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Sai (20-AP-D) 06/20/2020 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Considered
Laura Bartell (22-BK-E) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Form 309 Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) 10/26/2021 Criminal Rule 5 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (21-CV-Z) 11/24/2021 Civil Rule 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) 12/20/2021 Bankruptcy New rule to Part VIII Considered
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) 03/08/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) 03/14/2022 Appellate Rule 29(a)(2) Considered
Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) 03/17/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 Considered
UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) 05/19/2022 Bankruptcy Official Form 410 Considered
Hon. Robert Faris (22-BK-A) 02/10/2022 Bankruptcy Considered
Christopher Cross (22-CV-G) 06/14/2022 Civil Rule 17 Considered
Laura Bartell (22-BK-D) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Rules 1007(c), 5009(b), and 9006(b) Considered
Andrew Straw (22-CV-R) 12/04/2022 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) 01/31/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (23-CV-A) 01/31/2023 Civil Rules 16 and 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Tim Truman (22-BK-K) 11/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-T) 12/22/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Erwin Rosenberg (22-AP-F) 12/15/2022 Appellate Rule 46 Considered
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-BK-I) 08/04/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs Considered
Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) 08/18/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Giuseppe Ippolito (22-BK-F) 07/04/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 7012(b) Considered