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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
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) 09/20/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 8006(g) Considered
Hon. Geraldine Mund (16-BK-F) 05/02/2016 Bankruptcy Rule 8006 Considered
Richard C. Friedman (02-BK-C) 02/25/2002 Bankruptcy Rule 8001 Considered
New Hampshire State Civil Division (Nancy J. Smith, Esq.) (02-CV-E) 06/24/2002 Civil Rule 8(a)(2) Considered
Sai (15-CV-GG) 09/28/2015 Civil Rule 8 and Forms 10-21 Considered
Thomas Jones (18-CV-G) 02/03/2018 Civil Rule 8 Considered
Hon. Christopher M. Klein (04-CV-E) 04/07/2004 Civil Rule 8 Considered
Prof. Stephen E. Sachs and Logan T. Mohs (12-CV-F) 11/01/2012 Civil Rule 77(c)(1) Considered
19 Organizations (23-CV-T) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 77 Pending consideration
Maggie Molloy (18-CV-H) 02/15/2018 Civil Rule 73 Pending consideration
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Considered
John P. Burton (17-CV-WWWWW) 08/10/2017 Civil Rule 71 Considered
Judy B. Calton 01/12/2001 Bankruptcy Rule 7026 & 9014 Considered
Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix (24-EV-I) 08/01/2024 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Shook Hardy & Bacon (20-EV-BB) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Georgia Ainsworth (20-EV-W) 10/15/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-EV-Y) 10/20/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
50 Companies (20-EV-B) 03/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Covington & Burling LLP (20-EV-Z) 10/23/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Department of Justice (20-EV-AA) 11/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-C) 03/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Glaxo Smith Kline (20-EV-V) 10/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
State Farm (20-EV-T) 10/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
J. Gordon Cooney Jr. and William Peterson (20-EV-S) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-EV-CC) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc (20-EV-G) 07/29/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Beveridge & Diamond (20-EV-DD) 11/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (19-EV-A) 09/06/2019 Evidence Rule 702 Considered