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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Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (03-CV-A) | 03/04/2003 | Civil | Rule 50(b) | Considered |
Sai (21-BK-I) | 04/14/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 5005 | Considered |
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (04-BK-D) | 08/02/2004 | Bankruptcy | Rule 5005(a)(2) | Considered |
Hon. Jon O. Newman (14-CR-A) | 01/04/2014 | Criminal | Rule 52 | Considered |
Hon. Clay D. Land (13-CR-A) | 10/07/2013 | Criminal | Rule 53 | Considered |
Anthony Buonopane (23-CV-O) | 05/15/2023 | Civil | Rule 53 | Considered |
Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy (22-CV-Q) | 07/05/2022 | Civil | Rule 53 | Considered |
Rep. Adam Schiff and Other Members of Congress (23-CR-E) | 08/03/2023 | Criminal | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
20 Media Organizations (23-CR-F) | 10/05/2023 | Criminal | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
American Bar Association (24-CV-A) | 02/12/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (24-CV-J) | 04/05/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice (24-CV-S) | 09/10/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Jane J. Boyle (02-CV-B) | 02/20/2002 | Civil | Rule 54 | Considered |
Bharani Padmanabhan (18-CV-A) | 01/12/2018 | Civil | Rule 55 | Considered |
Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq. (11-CV-A) | 05/13/2011 | Civil | Rule 55(b) | Considered |
Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) | 06/23/2014 | Civil | Rule 56 | Considered |
Hon. Sandra S. Beckwith (05-CV-E) | 07/13/2005 | Civil | Rule 56 – Discretion in ruling on motions for summary judgment | Considered |
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CR-F) | 05/05/2020 | Criminal | Rule 59 | Considered |
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CR-H) | 06/21/2021 | Criminal | Rule 59(b)(2) | Considered |
Sai (19-CV-R) | 07/09/2019 | Civil | Rule 6 | Considered |
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) | 03/02/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (20-CR-D) | 04/07/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) | 07/10/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
H. Brent McKnight Jr. (20-CR-J) | 11/08/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
Hon. Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 6) | 01/14/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
Hon. Beryl Howell and Hon. Royce Lamberth (21-CR-C) | 01/03/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) | 04/30/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
Roy H. Wepner, Esq. (00-CV-H) | 11/30/2000 | Civil | Rule 6 | Considered |
Stephen P. Stoltz, Esq. (07-CV-C) | 05/06/2008 | Civil | Rule 6 | Considered |
Eric DeLeon (10-CR-C) | 06/24/2010 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |