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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Petition by Russell Alexander (12-CV-A) | 03/14/2012 | Civil | Rule 4 | Considered |
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) | 05/22/2020 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
Plattner Verderame, P.C. (17-CV-LL) | 07/18/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
Potter Bolanos, LLC (17-CV-ZZZZ) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
Product Liability Advisory Council (17-CV-DDDD) | 07/31/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) | 10/05/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) | 02/16/2023 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
Prof. Alexandra D. Lahav, et al. (15-CV-H) | 03/17/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Prof. Amanda Shanor and the Brennan Center for Justice (23-CV-U) | 09/01/2023 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments | Pending consideration |
Prof. Kenneth N. Klee (15-BK-C) | 03/13/2015 | Bankruptcy | Rule 8018 | Considered |
Prof. Rhonda Wasserman (15-CV-U) | 04/12/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Prof. Stephen E. Sachs and Logan T. Mohs (12-CV-F) | 11/01/2012 | Civil | Rule 77(c)(1) | Considered |
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (02-CV-F) | 06/10/2002 | Civil | Civil Rules and Forms | Considered |
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (14-CV-D) | 04/29/2014 | Civil | Rule 41 | Considered |
Professor Carrie Leonetti (11-CR-A) | 06/13/2011 | Criminal | Rule 29 | Considered |
Professor David J. Sharpe (07-CV-D) | 05/06/2008 | Civil | Admiralty Rules | Considered |
Professor James Grimmelmann (14-CV-A) | 03/10/2014 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Professor Jeffrey A. Parness (05-CV-A) | 01/10/2005 | Civil | Rule 16 | Considered |
Professor Linda A. Malone (05-CR-A) | 03/03/2005 | Criminal | Rules 4 & 5 (Vienna Convention) | Considered |
Professor Martha L. Minow (01-CV-C) | 10/11/2001 | Civil | Rule 15(c)(3) | Considered |
Professor Patrick J. Schiltz (05-CV-I) | 12/10/2005 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
Professor Paul D. Carrington (09-CV-A) | 04/06/2009 | Civil | Rule 4 | Considered |
Professor Sam Stonefield (10-EV-A) | 09/09/2010 | Evidence | Rule 801(d) | Considered |
Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) | 12/04/2000 | Civil | Rule 26 | Considered |
Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) | 06/23/2014 | Civil | Rule 56 | Considered |
Professor Timothy Tarvin (14-BK-C) | 03/31/2014 | Bankruptcy | Form B201A | Considered |
Public Citizen Litigation Group (15-CV-T) | 04/09/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) | 03/02/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) | 03/17/2006 | Civil | Electronic Acknowl. of Service | Considered |
Public Justice (15-CV-N) | 03/27/2015 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |