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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
Akiva Shapiro, Lee R. Crain, and Amanda LeSavage (21-CV-F) 03/17/2021 Civil Proposed rulemaking on amicus filings Considered
Akua Asamoah (08-CV-E) 12/05/2008 Civil New Form/Form Revision Pending consideration
Alan B. Morrison (15-AP-G) 05/07/2015 Appellate Discretionary Appeals of Interlocutory Orders Considered
Alan B. Morrison (15-CV-Y) 08/28/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Alan Morrison (14-AP-A) Appellate Rule 29 Considered
Alan Morrison (19-CV-B) 01/22/2019 Civil Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation in District Court Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) 12/10/2020 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) 04/13/2021 Appellate Rule 39 Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-BK-G) 02/23/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) 02/23/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CV-E) 02/23/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) 08/18/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-BK-K) 12/21/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-CR-G) 12/21/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-CV-BB) 12/21/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan N. Resnick (12-BK-H) 03/21/2012 Bankruptcy New Rule 8018.1 Considered
Alan Schoenbaum, Esq. (13-CV-B) 02/15/2013 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Alane A. Becket (18-BK-A) 01/25/2018 Bankruptcy Official Form 113 and Rule 3015.1 Considered
Alcan Aluminum Corporation (Lawrence A. Salibra, II, Esq.) (00-CV-C) 06/05/2000 Civil Rule 5 Considered
Ali Elahinejad (00-BK-E) 03/03/2000 Bankruptcy Official Bankruptcy Form B9C Considered
Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (17-CV-B) 01/24/2017 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Allison M. Zieve, Esq. ( Public Citizen Litigation Group) (11-CR-D) 12/15/2011 Criminal Rule 6(e) Considered
Altec, Inc. (20-EV-A) 01/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Alvin White Jr. (20-CV-X) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Amanda A. Mingo (17-CV-Y) 07/13/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (19-AP-B) 04/26/2019 Appellate New Rule re Decisions Based on Unbriefed Grounds Considered
American Antitrust Institute (15-CV-G) 03/16/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
American Association for Justice (17-CV-G) 03/22/2017 Civil Rule 47 Pending consideration
American Association for Justice (17-CV-SSSSS) 08/10/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
American Association for Justice (17-EV-A) 08/30/2017 Evidence Rule 801(d)(1)(A) Considered