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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-GGGGGG) | 11/03/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-O) | 06/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) | 10/06/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) | 07/10/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
| U.S. Department of Justice (20-CV-B) | 02/26/2020 | Civil | Rule 12 | Considered |
| U.S. Trustee Program (03-BK-D) | 08/15/2003 | Bankruptcy | Rules 2003, 2016, 4002, 4004, 7001 and Schedule I | Considered |
| U.S. Trustee Program (99-BK-H) | 07/22/1999 | Bankruptcy | Rules 2010, 2015, and 4004 | Considered |
| UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) | 05/19/2022 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 410 | Pending consideration |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-A) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule Consistency with AEDPA; Rule 11 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-B) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 12 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-C) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 7 & 32.2 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-D) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 41(b) | Considered |
| Unitel (William P. Callahan, Esq.) (07-CV-A) | 03/08/2007 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| US Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama (Douglas F. Young) (07-BK-B) | 01/24/2007 | Bankruptcy | Suggested creating PDF-fillable forms | Considered |
| Usha Jain (20-AP-C) | 06/24/2020 | Appellate | Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants | Pending consideration |
| Usha Jain (20-CV-J) | 06/24/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Usha Jain (22-CV-C) | 02/14/2022 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Victor Schwartz (18-CV-P) | 06/07/2018 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Vladislav Kachka (20-BK-F) | 06/06/2020 | Bankruptcy | Form 318 | Considered |
| W. Bradley Wendel and Anthony J. Sebok (17-CV-BBBBBB) | 09/27/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| W. Jonathan Harling (CV-17-S) | 06/30/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| W. Scott Lythgoe (17-CV-KK) | 07/17/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Walt Auvil (17-CV-LLL) | 07/25/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| Walter C. Oney, Jr. (15-BK-J) | 12/14/2015 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9009 and Official Forms | Considered |
| Washington Legal Foundation (17-CV-CCCCCC) | 09/27/2017 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| Washington Legal Foundation (19-CV-X) | 09/23/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning MDL Cases | Pending consideration |
| Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-C) | 03/12/2020 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Considered |
| Washington Legal Foundation (20-EV-D) | 05/06/2020 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Considered |
| Wayne R. Bodow (99-BK-C) | 03/30/1999 | Bankruptcy | Attorney Fees in Chapter 13 Cases | Considered |
| Wendell J. Sherk, Esq. (11-BK-C) | 06/08/2011 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 22 | Considered |