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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter A. Chapman (07-BK-E) | 09/12/2007 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 1 | Considered |
| Hon. Wesley W. Steen (07-BK-D) | 07/12/2007 | Bankruptcy | Interim Rule 1017 | Considered |
| Hon. Jack B. Weinstein (07-CR-E) | 06/03/2007 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
| Hon. Paul Mannes (07-BK-C) | 05/30/2007 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1019(2), Rule 4003(b) | Considered |
| Stephen P. Stoltz (07-CR-D) | 05/06/2007 | Criminal | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. Robert B. Collings (07-CR-A) | 04/24/2007 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |
| Unitel (William P. Callahan, Esq.) (07-CV-A) | 03/08/2007 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| US Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama (Douglas F. Young) (07-BK-B) | 01/24/2007 | Bankruptcy | Suggested creating PDF-fillable forms | Considered |
| Gregory K. Arenson, Esq. (06-CV-H) | 12/07/2006 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. William R. Wilson, Jr. (06-CV-G) | 11/09/2006 | Civil | Discovery Rules | Considered |
| Federal Defender Sentencing Guideline Committee (Jon M. Sands) (06-CR-H) | 10/24/2006 | Criminal | Rule 32(h) | Considered |
| Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee (Sally Pym) (06-CR-G) | 09/19/2006 | Criminal | Rule 41 | Considered |
| Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal (06-CV-F) | 08/25/2006 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
| Baker & Hostetler LLP (06-BK-E) | 08/25/2006 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rule Allowing Increased Yield on Bankruptcy Estate Funds | Considered |
| American Bar Association (06-BK-F) | 08/24/2006 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Attorney Discipline Amendments | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) Working Group (06-BK-D) | 08/18/2006 | Bankruptcy | Rules 8006, 8007 | Considered |
| Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia (06-CR-F) | 08/15/2006 | Criminal | Rule 32.1 & 46 | Considered |
| MacKechnie (06-CV-D) | 07/24/2006 | Civil | Rule 68 | Considered |
| Hon. Wesley Steen (06-BK-C) | 06/26/2006 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3019 | Considered |
| Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CV-C) | 06/19/2006 | Civil | Sealed Cases | Considered |
| Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CR-E) | 06/19/2006 | Criminal | Sealed Cases | Considered |
| Kelly Sweeney (06-BK-B) | 05/05/2006 | Bankruptcy | Modification to the Reaffirmation Agreement Form | Considered |
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) | 03/17/2006 | Civil | Electronic Acknowl. of Service | Considered |
| Hon. Paul Mannes (06-BK-A) | 03/16/2006 | Bankruptcy | Authorization of Corporations and Entities Involving Less Than $5000 Without Representation | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-A) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule Consistency with AEDPA; Rule 11 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-B) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 12 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-C) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 7 & 32.2 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-D) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 41(b) | Considered |
| Professor Patrick J. Schiltz (05-CV-I) | 12/10/2005 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
| Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (05-CV-H) | 11/22/2005 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |