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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
Andrew Straw (22-CV-R) 12/04/2022 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Hon. David D. Dowd, Jr. (02-CR-C) 06/05/2002 Criminal Rule 11 Considered
Hon. Susan Graber(16-CR-C) 08/03/2016 Criminal Rule 11 Considered
Hon. Claudia Wilken (14-CR-C) 04/10/2014 Criminal Rule 11 Considered
Richard J. Douglas (01-CR-C) 04/06/2001 Criminal Rule 11 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CV-B) 02/26/2020 Civil Rule 12 Considered
James M. Burnham (16-CR-A) 02/01/2016 Criminal Rule 12 Considered
Committee on Rule Amendment at Cornell Law School (23-CV-V) 09/15/2023 Civil Rule 12 Considered
United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-B) 01/05/2006 Criminal Rule 12 Considered
State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts (15-CV-E) 03/06/2015 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Joshua Goodrich (24-CV-T) 09/26/2024 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Enoc Mendez (09-CR-B) 06/02/2009 Criminal Rule 12 Considered
John Hawkinson (20-CV-EE) 10/17/2020 Civil Rule 12 and Rule 5 Considered
Daniel Hartnett (19-CV-O) 04/12/2019 Civil Rule 12(a) Considered
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) 10/04/2021 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
American Association for Justice (22-CV-B) 02/11/2022 Civil Rule 12(a)(4) Considered
Hon. D. Brock Hornby (02-CV-J) 10/29/2002 Civil Rule 12(f) Considered
Hon. John McBryde (12-CV-B) 04/06/2012 Civil Rule 15 Considered
Michael Kelly and Sergio Acosta (25-CR-B) 02/24/2025 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Larry Krantz (25-CR-E) 03/26/2025 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Edward Hartnett (24-AP-G) 04/10/2024 Appellate Rule 15 Pending consideration
Arthur Spitzer (19-CV-Z) 09/19/2019 Civil Rule 15 Considered
17 Organizations (23-CV-S) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 15 Pending consideration
Carol Dalenko (10-CV-E) 01/14/2011 Civil Rule 15(a)(1)(B) Considered
Professor Martha L. Minow (01-CV-C) 10/11/2001 Civil Rule 15(c)(3) Considered
Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan (09-CR-A) 04/28/2009 Criminal Rule 16 Considered
Hon. Paul Grimm (17-CR-D) 12/01/2017 Criminal Rule 16 Considered
Carter B. Harrison IV (18-CR-F) 08/30/2018 Criminal Rule 16 Considered
Hon. Jed S. Rakoff (17-CR-B) 07/23/2017 Criminal Rule 16 Considered
Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 16) 01/14/2021 Criminal Rule 16 Pending consideration