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 |
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Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) | 09/20/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 8006(g) | Pending consideration |
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) | 10/13/2021 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds | Considered |
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-O) | 12/20/2021 | Bankruptcy | New rule to Part VIII | Considered |
Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) | 03/17/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 | Considered |
Neal K. Katyal and Sean Marotta (16-AP-D) | 10/15/2016 | Appellate | Rule 3 | Considered |
Stephen E. Sachs (17-AP-F) | 11/14/2017 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Considered |
Betsy Shumaker (16-AP-E) | 09/23/2016 | Appellate | Rules 10, 11, 27, 30 | Considered |
Christopher Landau (17-AP-G) | 11/09/2017 | Appellate | Rule 42(b) | Considered |
Department of Justice (18-AP-A) | 03/20/2018 | Appellate | Rules 35 and 40 and length limits for responses to rehearing petitions | Considered |
Department of Justice (18-AP-B) | 04/06/2018 | Appellate | Rules 35 and 40, comprehensive review | Considered |
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (18-AP-C) | 05/01/2018 | Appellate | Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions | Considered |
Stephen E. Sachs (18-AP-D) | 08/13/2018 | Appellate | Rule 36 | Considered |
Ana M. Kocur, General Counsel, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (18-AP-E) | 12/18/2018 | Appellate | Rule 25 | Considered |
Nico Ratkowski (19-AP-A) | 03/13/2019 | Appellate | Rule 26 | Considered |
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) | 04/26/2019 | Appellate | New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds | Considered |
Alan Morrison (14-AP-A) | Appellate | Rule 29 | Considered | |
Hon. Steven M. Colloton (13-AP-C) | 03/20/2013 | Appellate | Consider possible rules for expediting proceedings under Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | Considered |
Sai (19-AP-C) | 06/27/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning IFP Qualification | Pending consideration |
Sai (19-AP-D) | 07/09/2019 | Appellate | Rule 26 | Considered |
Hon. Michael Chagares (19-AP-E) | 06/03/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Considered |
Joseph Sanderson (19-AP-F) | 10/30/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Considered |
Sai (19-AP-G) | 10/25/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Official Capacity Parties | Considered |
Fred Wilcon (19-AP-H) | 12/24/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Considered |
Bryan Lammon (20-AP-A) | 02/09/2020 | Appellate | Rule 4 | Considered |
Sai (20-AP-B) | 05/20/2020 | Appellate | Rule 25 | Considered |
Usha Jain (20-AP-C) | 06/24/2020 | Appellate | Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants | Pending consideration |
Sai (20-AP-D) | 06/20/2020 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms | Pending consideration |
Sai (20-AP-E) | 08/24/2020 | Appellate | Rule 3 | Pending consideration |
Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) | 12/10/2020 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) | 01/18/2021 | Appellate | Rule 4 and Rule 6 | Pending consideration |