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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
Ballard Spahr (20-EV-M) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Kuchler Polk Weiner LLC (20-EV-N) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Shanin Specter (20-CV-HH) 12/18/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Gary Peel (21-CR-G) 04/28/2021 Criminal New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution Considered
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) 04/30/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Sai (21-BK-I) 04/14/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 5005 Considered
Sai (21-AP-E) 04/14/2021 Appellate Rule 25 Considered
Sai (21-CV-K) 04/16/2021 Civil Rule 4(c) Considered
Hon. Arthur Harris (21-BK-G) 03/09/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 1007, Official Form B423 Considered
Gerald Gleeson (21-CR-D) 04/14/2021 Criminal Proposed rule permitting plea of guilty by reason of insanity Considered
Sai (21-BK-H) 04/09/2021 Bankruptcy Pro se electronic signatures and CM/ECF Considered
Akiva Shapiro, Lee R. Crain, and Amanda LeSavage (21-CV-F) 03/17/2021 Civil Proposed rulemaking on amicus filings Considered
American Association for Justice (21-EV-B) 03/12/2021 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Hon. Catherine McEwen (21-BK-F) 02/18/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 1007(c) Considered
Hon. Timothy Dore (21-BK-E) 02/04/2021 Bankruptcy Form 309E1 and Form 309E2 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-E) 02/16/2021 Civil Rule 37(c)(1) Considered
Thomas Moers Mayer (21-BK-D) 02/16/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 3007(c) Considered
Hon. Iain Johnston (21-CV-D) 02/08/2021 Civil Rule 37 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-EV-A) 02/08/2021 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Ralph Brubaker, Robert Lawless, and Bruce Markell (21-BK-C) 02/04/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed amendment to Rule 7001 and new rule for certain turnover actions Considered
Hon. Kathy Surratt-States (21-BK-A) 01/28/2021 Bankruptcy Form 101 and Form 309 Considered
Forty-Five Professors (21-BK-B) 01/29/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed amendment to Rule 7001 and new rule for certain turnover actions Considered
Hon. Beryl Howell and Hon. Royce Lamberth (21-CR-C) 01/03/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Hon. Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 6) 01/14/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Greg Patmythes (21-CV-B) 01/18/2021 Civil Rule 60 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-A) 01/05/2021 Civil Rule 65(e) Considered
Georgia Ainsworth (20-EV-W) 10/15/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Glaxo Smith Kline (20-EV-V) 10/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Jonathan Redgrave (20-CV-DD) 10/15/2020 Civil Rule 26 and Rule 45 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered