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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
Rebecca Garcia (25-BK-B) 02/04/2025 Bankruptcy Rule 2003 Pending consideration
American Bar Association, Section of Business Law (17-BK-B) 06/06/2017 Bankruptcy Rule 2004 Considered
Kevin P. Dempsey (17-BK-A) 01/31/2017 Bankruptcy Rule 2013 Considered
American Bankruptcy Institute's Task Force on National Ethics Standards (13-BK-C) 03/14/2013 Bankruptcy Rule 2014 Considered
Commercial Law League of America (01-BK-A) 01/10/2001 Bankruptcy Rule 2014, Rule 9014, 7026 Considered
Dan Dooley (13-BK-H) 07/16/2013 Bankruptcy Rule 2016 Considered
Neil Enmark, Esq. (13-BK-J) 09/23/2013 Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b) Considered
Hon. Robert D. Drain (08-BK-N) 01/13/2009 Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Considered
Hon. Robert E. Gerber (08-BK-M) 01/09/2009 Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Considered
National Bankruptcy Conference (Jonathan G. Katz) (08-BK-O) 02/06/2009 Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Considered
ABA Section of Business Law, Business Bankruptcy Committee (Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Esq.) (08-BK-P) 02/06/2009 Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel DRI - The Voice of the Defense BarInternational Association of Defense Counsel (13-CV-G) 08/09/2013 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Public Justice, P.C. and Public Justice Foundation (15-CV-BB) 09/08/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
National Consumer Law Center, Inc. and National Association of Consumer Advocates (15-CV-Z) 09/04/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Ingrid M. Evans (15-CV-Q) 04/02/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Jeremy A. Bell (00-CR-D) 11/20/2000 Criminal Rule 23 Considered
Professor James Grimmelmann (14-CV-A) 03/10/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Public Justice (15-CV-N) 03/27/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Charles Silver (15-CV-O) 03/24/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Impact Fund (15-CV-M) 03/25/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (14-CV-F) 08/09/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association, et al (15-CV-CC) 09/08/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
National Consumer Law Center, Inc. and National Association of Consumer Advocates (15-CV-P) 04/01/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Prof. Rhonda Wasserman (15-CV-U) 04/12/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (15-CV-S) 04/07/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (15-CV-T) 04/09/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) 07/29/2021 Civil Rule 23 Considered
DRI (15-CV-DD) 09/10/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Stephen J. Herman and James J. Bilsborrow (15-CV-L) 03/19/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Gary E. Mason (15-CV-K) 03/19/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered