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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty-Five Professors (21-BK-B) | 01/29/2021 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-EV-A) | 02/08/2021 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Considered |
| Hon. Iain Johnston (21-CV-D) | 02/08/2021 | Civil | Rule 37 | Considered |
| Sai (21-AP-B) | 02/09/2021 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms | Pending consideration |
| Thomas Moers Mayer (21-BK-D) | 02/16/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3007(c) | Considered |
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-E) | 02/16/2021 | Civil | Rule 37(c)(1) | Considered |
| Hon. Timothy Dore (21-BK-E) | 02/04/2021 | Bankruptcy | Form 309E1 and Form 309E2 | Considered |
| Hon. Catherine McEwen (21-BK-F) | 02/18/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007(c) | Considered |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-C) | 02/23/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| American Association for Justice (21-EV-B) | 03/12/2021 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Considered |
| Akiva Shapiro, Lee R. Crain, and Amanda LeSavage (21-CV-F) | 03/17/2021 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on amicus filings | Considered |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-G) | 03/24/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
| International Legal Finance Association (21-CV-H) | 04/07/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-BK-H) | 04/09/2021 | Bankruptcy | Pro se electronic signatures and CM/ECF | Considered |
| Gerald Gleeson (21-CR-D) | 04/14/2021 | Criminal | Proposed rule permitting plea of guilty by reason of insanity | Considered |
| Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) | 04/13/2021 | Appellate | Rule 39 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Arthur Harris (21-BK-G) | 03/09/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007, Official Form B423 | Considered |
| Sai (21-CV-I) | 04/14/2021 | Civil | Rule 4(i) | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-CV-J) | 04/14/2021 | Civil | Rule 5(d) | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-CV-K) | 04/16/2021 | Civil | Rule 4(c) | Considered |
| Sai (21-AP-E) | 04/14/2021 | Appellate | Rule 25 | Considered |
| Sai (21-CR-E) | 04/14/2021 | Criminal | Rule 49 | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-BK-I) | 04/14/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 5005 | Considered |
| Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) | 04/30/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
| Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) | 05/03/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Gary Peel (21-CR-G) | 04/28/2021 | Criminal | New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution | Considered |
| Gary Peel (21-AP-F) | 04/28/2021 | Appellate | New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution | Considered |
| Gary Peel (21-CV-M) | 05/17/2021 | Civil | New rule regarding time frame for motion resolution | Considered |