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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
Gary Peel (21-CR-G) 04/28/2021 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Gary Peel (21-AP-F) 04/28/2021 Appellate New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) 04/30/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) 05/03/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (21-BK-J) 05/17/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 7001 Considered
Gary Peel (21-CV-M) 05/17/2021 Civil New rule regarding time frame for motion resolution Considered
City of Chicago (21-BK-K) 06/04/2021 Bankruptcy Official Form B113 Considered
Senators Tillis, Grassley, and Cornyn (21-CV-N) 06/07/2021 Civil Rule 9 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CR-H) 06/21/2021 Criminal Rule 59(b)(2) Considered
Hon. Jesse Furman and Hon. Philip Halpern (21-CV-O) 06/21/2021 Civil Rule 41(a) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (21-CV-P) 07/01/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) 07/04/2021 Civil Rule 25 Considered
Hon. Richard Hertling (21-CV-R) 07/23/2021 Civil Rule 63 Considered
Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) 07/29/2021 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Hon. Jesse M. Furman (21-CR-I) 08/12/2021 Criminal Rule 49.1 Considered
Stephen Brown (21-BK-L) 08/24/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 3011 and proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) 09/03/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Department of Justice (21-CR-J) 09/13/2021 Criminal Rule 6(e) Pending consideration
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) 09/20/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 8006(g) Considered
Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) 09/28/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) 09/29/2021 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) 10/06/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) 10/13/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds Considered
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) 10/13/2021 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) 10/26/2021 Criminal Rule 5 Considered
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) 11/10/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Joshua Goodbaum (21-CV-Y) 11/12/2021 Civil Rule 4(d)(1) Pending consideration
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