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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
Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity) (09-BK-H) 11/17/2009 Bankruptcy Individual Chapter 11 Cases, Rule 3007(a) Hearings Following Objections to Claims Considered
Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Michael E. Romero) (09-BK-N) 12/22/2009 Bankruptcy Rule 3007(a), Service of an objection under proof of claim Considered
Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group, Bankruptcy Clerks Advisory Group, and Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group (15-BK-H) 08/17/2015 Bankruptcy Rule 9036 Considered
Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group (02-BK-A) 02/05/2002 Bankruptcy Rule 9036, 2002(g) Considered
Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group (02-BK-A) Addendum 12/09/2002 Bankruptcy Rule 2002(g) Considered
Baron & Budd, P.C. (17-CV-QQQQQ) 08/08/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Barry Green (17-CV-W) 07/07/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Barry H. Bauman, Esq. for himself, and on behalf of Lawyers for Civil Justice, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, the International Association of Defense Counsel and DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar (11-CV-E) 10/31/2011 Civil Discovery Rules Considered
Bayer Corporation (20-EV-O) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) 04/30/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Ben H. Logan and Peter Friedman (15-BK-F) 08/04/2015 Bankruptcy Amendments in the Wake of Stern v. Marshall, Arkison and Wellness Considered
Benjamin C. Mizer (15-CV-PP) 12/04/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Bentham IMF (17-CV-YYYYY) 09/06/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Bernard E. Layne (17-CV-IIII) 07/31/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Bernard Solnik (17-CV-HH) 07/17/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Betsy Shumaker (16-AP-E) 09/23/2016 Appellate Rules 10, 11, 27, 30 Considered
Beveridge & Diamond (20-EV-DD) 11/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) 08/03/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Bharani Padmanabhan (18-CV-A) 01/12/2018 Civil Rule 55 Considered
Bob Goodlatte, House Judiciary Committee (17-CV-FFFFFF) 11/01/2017 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Bowman and Brooke, LLP (17-CV-EEEE) 07/31/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Bradley Goodman (22-BK-J) 10/27/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on electronic signatures Pending consideration
Bradley Halberstadt, Esq. (09-BK-L) 12/16/2009 Bankruptcy Director's Form 240A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Code Considered
Brennan Center for Justice (24-CV-I) 04/05/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Brian Devine (19-CV-CC) 10/21/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Brian Devine (19-CV-P) 06/25/2019 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Brian Fitzpatrick (25-CV-E) 03/05/2025 Civil Rule 45 Pending consideration
Brian Kerzetski (20-CR-I) 11/01/2020 Criminal Rule 29.1 Considered
Brian T. Fitzpatrick (12-AP-F) 08/22/2012 Appellate Rule 42 Considered
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP (98-BK-B) 07/27/1998 Bankruptcy Rule 2003 Considered