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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
David A. Tilem, Esq. (13-BK-D) 03/21/2013 Bankruptcy Form B14 Considered
Rebecca Garcia (24-BK-H) 07/10/2024 Bankruptcy Form B106C Pending consideration
Honorable Eric L. Frank (13-BK-B) 02/11/2013 Bankruptcy Form B1 Considered
Glen K. Palman (04-BK-A) 02/19/2004 Bankruptcy Form B-10 and Directors Form for Transfer of Claim Considered
Hon. Pamela S. Hollis (17-BK-C) 06/20/2017 Bankruptcy Form 423 Considered
Peter Goldberger (NACDL) (12-AP-B) 02/14/2012 Appellate Form 4 Considered
David S. Yen, Esq. (11-BK-N) 01/25/2012 Bankruptcy Form 3B Considered
Hon. Colleen Brown (08-BK-I) 08/22/2008 Bankruptcy Form 3B Considered
Hon. David Thuma (15-BK-G) 08/14/2015 Bankruptcy Form 341 Considered
Travis A. Gagnier (18-BK-B) 01/24/2018 Bankruptcy Form 3180W Considered
Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) 06/06/2020 Bankruptcy Form 318 Considered
Hon. Timothy Dore (21-BK-E) 02/04/2021 Bankruptcy Form 309E1 and Form 309E2 Considered
Pascal (19-BK-C) 02/13/2019 Bankruptcy Form 309A Considered
Laura Bartell (22-BK-E) 06/19/2022 Bankruptcy Form 309 Considered
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr. (15-BK-B) 02/23/2015 Bankruptcy Form 263, Bill of Costs Considered
Carl Barnes, Best Case, LLC, Software Dev Team (14-BK-D) 06/19/2014 Bankruptcy Form 22/Means-Test Forms Considered
Scott Myers (25-BK-I) 05/01/2025 Bankruptcy Form 2030 Pending consideration
Nathan Ochsner (25-BK-H) 04/28/2025 Bankruptcy Form 2000 Pending consideration
David Swetnam-Burland, Esq. and Stacy O. Stitham, Esq. (10-CV-G) 02/03/2011 Civil Form 18 Considered
Unclaimed Funds Expert Panel of the Financial Managers Working Group (23-BK-I) 06/08/2023 Bankruptcy Form 1340 Considered
Hon. Kathy Surratt-States (21-BK-A) 01/28/2021 Bankruptcy Form 101 and Form 309 Considered
Mark Neal (24-BK-I) 06/28/2024 Bankruptcy Form 101 Pending consideration
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr. (16-BK-B) 03/14/2016 Bankruptcy Form 101 Considered
The Sedona Conference (22-CV-A) 01/12/2022 Civil Filing Under Seal Pending consideration
Gregory B. Jones (02-BK-D) 03/08/2002 Bankruptcy Exhibit C to the Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition Considered
Maria Pearlmutter (11-EV-A) 06/23/2011 Evidence Exclude physician apologies in medical malpractice cases Pending consideration
Hon. Paul Mannes (00-BK-D) 03/16/2000 Bankruptcy Establishment of a Small Claims Procedure Considered
David Andersen, Esq. (11-BK-A) 03/16/2011 Bankruptcy Eliminate Unnecessary Mail Notices in Bankruptcy Cases Considered
Mark Estes, Esq. (09-CV-B) 06/21/2009 Civil Electronic Service Considered
Robert M. Miller (15-AP-H) 10/26/2015 Appellate Electronic Case Filing for Pro Se Litigants Considered