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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Paul Alston, Esq. (11-CV-012) 01/25/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Robert L. Byman, Esq. (11-CV-013) 01/30/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Hon. Hayden Head (11-CR-001) 01/31/2012 Criminal Rule 11
L. Joseph Loveland, Jr., Esq. (American College of Trial Lawyers) (11-CV-014) 02/03/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Steven M. Puiszis, Esq. (11-CV-015) 02/06/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Vince Herron, Esq. (LACBA) (11-CV-016) 02/07/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
M. Elizabeth Egbers, Esq. (11-AP-001) 02/09/2012 Appellate Rule 28
Janet K. Welch, Esq. (State Bar of Michigan) (11-CV-017) 02/10/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Hon. Lanny A. Breuer (11-CR-003) 02/13/2012 Criminal Rule 12
Jack Schisler, Esq. (11-CR-002) 02/14/2012 Criminal Rule 11
Jack Schisler, Esq. (11-AP-002) 02/14/2012 Appellate Rules 28 and 28.1
Peter Goldberger, Esq. (NACDL) (11-AP-003) 02/14/2012 Appellate Rule 28
Hon. Malachy E. Mannion (FMJA) (11-CR-004) 02/14/2012 Criminal Rules 11 and 12
Sejal Zota, Esq. (NIPLG) (11-CR-005) 02/14/2012 Criminal Rule 11
Dawn Siebert, Esq. (IDP) (11-CR-006) 02/14/2012 Criminal Rule 11
Peter Goldberger, Esq. (NACDL) (11-EV-002) 02/14/2012 Evidence Rule 803
Hon. Malachy E. Mannion (FMJA) (11-CV-018) 02/14/2012 Civil Civil Rules 37 and 45
Hon. Malachy E. Mannion (FMJA) (11-EV-001) 02/14/2012 Evidence Rule 803
Peter Goldberger, Esq. (NACDL) (11-CR-010) 02/15/2012 Criminal Rule 12
Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Esq., National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustee (11-BK-014) 02/15/2012 Bankruptcy Official Form 6C
Henry J. Sommer, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (11-BK-013) 02/15/2012 Bankruptcy Official Forms 6C, and 22C
Timothy K. Beeken, Esq. (Managing Attorneys' and Clerks' Assn.) (11-CV-022) 02/15/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Hon. Tony West (DOJ, Civil Division) (11-CV-021) 02/15/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
P. David Lopez, Esq. (EEOC) (11-CV-020) 02/15/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Kelly A. Woodruff, Esq. (State Bar of California) (11-CV-019) 02/15/2012 Civil Civil Rule 45
Steven Finnell, Esq. (ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers) (11-AP-004) 02/15/2012 Appellate Rules 28 and 28.1
Audrey Strauss, Esq. and Jeremy H. Temkin, Esq. (NYCDL) (11-CR-007) 02/15/2012 Criminal Rule 12
Michael S. Nachmanoff, Esq. (Federal Public Defender) (11-CR-008) 02/15/2012 Criminal Rule 12
Peter Goldberger, Esq. (NACDL) (11-CR-009) 02/15/2012 Criminal Rule 11
Henry M. Sneath, Esq. (DRI) (11-AP-005) 02/16/2012 Appellate Rule 28