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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-G) | 07/12/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9016 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Ralph Erickson (22-CV-H) | 06/30/2022 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
| Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) | 06/08/2022 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) | 05/20/2022 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-CR-C) | 06/03/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| New York City Bar Association (22-CR-A) | 02/17/2022 | Criminal | Rule 17 | Pending consideration |
| Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP (17-CV-XXXX) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) | 08/03/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) | 01/19/2021 | Civil | IFP Petitions | Pending consideration |
| Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) | 01/18/2021 | Appellate | Rule 4 and Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) | 12/10/2020 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) | 12/21/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| 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 |
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) | 10/06/2020 | Civil | Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 | Pending consideration |
| Richard Macak (20-CV-K) | 07/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) | 09/29/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) | 07/19/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Michael Norman (20-CV-M) | 07/29/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) | 07/31/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Debra Baker (20-EV-K) | 09/03/2020 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Pending consideration |
| Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) | 08/01/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| David Bernstein and Eric Lasker (20-EV-J) | 08/31/2020 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Pending consideration |
| Glenn Birket (20-CV-P) | 08/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Dale C. Schian (17-CV-H) | 03/07/2017 | Civil | Rule 11 | Pending consideration |
| Sai (20-AP-E) | 08/24/2020 | Appellate | Rule 3 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-O) | 06/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts (16-CV-B) | 03/08/2016 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
| American Board of Trial Advocates (17-CV-F) | 03/02/2017 | Civil | Rule 47 | Pending consideration |
| American Bar Association (17-CV-C) | 01/31/2017 | Civil | Rule 47 | Pending consideration |