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Rules Comments

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Beginning with the August 2013-14 public comment period, proposed changes to the Federal Rules and Forms have been published on regulations.gov. Review archived changes and comments published after August 2013.

Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Stephen G. Morrison (08-CV-050) 11/12/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Latha Raghavan (08-CV-051) 11/12/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Federal Bar Council (Robert J. Giuffra) (08-CV-174) 02/17/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Johnson & Johnson (Theodore Van Itallie) (08-CV-040) 11/10/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Shell Oil Company (G. Edward Pickle) (08-CV-065) 11/21/2008 Civil 26 & 56
R. Matthew Cairns (08-CV-057) 11/17/2008 Civil 26 & 56
John H. Martin (08-CV-058) 11/18/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Stephen Pate (08-CV-085) 12/15/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Stephen G. Morrison (08-CV-015) 10/15/2008 Civil 26 & 56
American College of Trial Lawyers – Federal Civil Rules Committee (Chris Kitchel) (08-CV-060) 11/10/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Lawyers for Civil Justice and U. S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (08-CV-061) 11/12/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Voice of the Defense Bar (Kimberly D. Baker) (08-CV-063) 11/20/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Wayne B. Mason) (08-CV-019) 10/16/2008 Civil 26 & 56
Joan Herrington (08-CV-151) 01/30/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Phil R. Richards) (08-CV-121) 01/06/2009 Civil 26 & 56
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (Cary E. Hiltgen) (08-CV-117) 01/07/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Keith B. O’Connell) (08-CV-116) 01/07/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Peter O. Glaessner (08-CV-122) 01/07/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Federal Magistrate Judges Association (Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia) (08-CV-161) 02/10/2009 Civil 26 & 56
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (John H. Martin) (08-CV-113) 01/07/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Wayne B. Mason) (08-CV-124) 01/12/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Shell Oil Company (G. Edward Pickle) (08-CV-110) 01/06/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Donald Fritz Zimmer (08-CV-107) 01/06/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Elizabeth J. Cabraser (08-CV-106) 01/06/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Raoul D. Kennedy (08-CV-125) 01/20/2009 Civil 26 & 56
District and Magistrate Judges of United States District Court of Indiana (Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr.) (08-CV-104) 01/06/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Daniel J. Herling (08-CV-129) 01/26/2009 Civil 26 & 56
American Bar Association – Section of Litigation (Jeffrey J. Greenbaum and Loren Kieve) (08-CV-102) 01/05/2009 Civil 26 & 56
DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar (Marc E. Williams) (08-CV-135) 01/27/2009 Civil 26 & 56
Andrew B. Downs (08-CV-092) 12/16/2008 Civil 26 & 56