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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
Peter Geraci (23-BK-H) 05/19/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CR-D) 05/19/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Peter Geraci (23-CV-P) 05/19/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
In House Counsel (19-CV-D) 01/31/2019 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (23-BK-F) 05/18/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 3018 Pending consideration
Bankruptcy Clerks Advisory Group (23-BK-J) 06/15/2023 Bankruptcy Rules 1005 and 2002(n) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (19-CV-B) 01/22/2019 Civil Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation in District Court Pending consideration
Bob Goodlatte, House Judiciary Committee (17-CV-FFFFFF) 11/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-GGGGGG) 11/03/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (23-CV-R) 08/29/2023 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
17 Organizations (23-CV-S) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 15 Pending consideration
19 Organizations (23-CV-T) 08/31/2023 Civil Rule 77 Pending consideration
Prof. Amanda Shanor and the Brennan Center for Justice (23-CV-U) 09/01/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Thomas Sykes (25-BK-G) 04/05/2025 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
National Women's Law Center (25-AP-B) 03/07/2025 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in appellate and district courts Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-F) 03/07/2025 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-AP-C) 03/11/2025 Appellate Rule 25(a)(5) Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-H) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-G) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-F) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Pending consideration
Sai (24-CR-E) 08/22/2024 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on name styling Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-BK-F) 03/11/2025 Bankruptcy Rule 9037 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (18-CV-X) 09/14/2018 Civil 7, 20, 23.3 (new), 26(a) Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-CR-D) 03/11/2025 Criminal Rule 49.1 Pending consideration
Maggie Molloy (18-CV-H) 02/15/2018 Civil Rule 73 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (25-CV-H) 03/11/2025 Civil Rule 5.2(a) Pending consideration
Larry Krantz (25-CR-E) 03/26/2025 Criminal Rule 15 Pending consideration
Prof. Rebecca Delfino (25-EV-A) 03/28/2025 Evidence Rule 901 Pending consideration
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (24-EV-H) 06/18/2024 Evidence Rule 609 Pending consideration
Magistrate Judges Advisory Group (24-CR-D) 05/14/2024 Criminal Rule 40 Pending consideration