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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bankruptcy Institute’s Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy (18-BK-H) | 11/29/2018 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3002.1 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Jesse M. Furman (19-CV-A) | 01/03/2019 | Civil | Rule 4 | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison (19-CV-B) | 01/22/2019 | Civil | Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation in District Court | Pending consideration |
| Nora Freeman Engstrom (19-CV-C) | 01/22/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| In House Counsel (19-CV-D) | 01/31/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Burford Capital, et al (19-CV-E) | 02/20/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Christopher Bogart (19-CV-F) | 02/20/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (19-CV-H) | 03/26/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Advanced Medical Technology Association, et al (19-CV-I) | 03/27/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Daniel Hartnett (19-CV-O) | 04/12/2019 | Civil | Rule 12(a) | Pending consideration |
| American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) | 04/26/2019 | Appellate | New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds | Pending consideration |
| Brian Devine (19-CV-P) | 06/25/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| Sai (19-AP-C) | 06/27/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification | Pending consideration |
| Sai (19-CR-A) | 06/27/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification | Pending consideration |
| Sai (19-CR-B) | 07/09/2019 | Criminal | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-AP-E) | 06/03/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-BK-H) | 06/03/2019 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-CR-C) | 06/03/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-CV-U) | 06/03/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Washington Legal Foundation (19-CV-X) | 09/23/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| Independent Women’s Law Center (19-CV-Y) | 09/20/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Arthur Spitzer (19-CV-Z) | 09/19/2019 | Civil | Rule 15 | Pending consideration |
| Joint Suggestion from 48 General Counsel (19-CV-AA) | 10/03/2019 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking concerning MDL cases | Pending consideration |
| Michael Weston (19-CV-BB) | 10/15/2019 | Civil | Rule 4 | Pending consideration |
| Brian Devine (19-CV-CC) | 10/21/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-AP-F) | 10/30/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-BK-L) | 10/30/2019 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rulemaking in Electronic Filing Deadline; Supplements 19-BK-H | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CR-D) | 10/30/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CV-DD) | 10/30/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| International Association of Defense Counsel (19-CV-EE) | 10/30/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |