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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therese Buthod (10-BK-C) | 02/26/2010 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 10 | Considered |
| Department of Justice (Hon. Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General) (10-CR-A) | 02/26/2010 | Criminal | Rules 5 and 58 | Considered |
| Rena M. Myers (10-BK-B) | 02/18/2010 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 10 | Considered |
| Kilpatrick & Associates (Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Esq.) (10-BK-A) | 01/13/2010 | Bankruptcy | Director's Form 240A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Code | Considered |
| Hon. Mark R. Kravitz and Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal (09-CV-D) | 12/28/2009 | Civil | Whether 14 Days is sufficient for automatic stay under R. 62(a) | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Michael E. Romero) (09-BK-N) | 12/22/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3007(a), Service of an objection under proof of claim | Considered |
| National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and Wells Fargo Corporation (George W. Stevenson, Esq.) (09-BK-K) | 12/16/2009 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 10 | Considered |
| Bradley Halberstadt, Esq. (09-BK-L) | 12/16/2009 | Bankruptcy | Director's Form 240A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Code | Considered |
| Hon. William F. Stone, Jr. (09-BK-J) | 12/15/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9013, Rule 9014, Need for additional rules and forms for payment of administrative expenses. | Considered |
| Next Generation Bankruptcy CM/ECF Clerk's Office Functional Requirements Group (Dana C. McWay) (09-BK-I) | 11/25/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007(b)(7) | Considered |
| Sharon Bush Ellison (09-CR-C) | 11/24/2009 | Criminal | Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity) (09-BK-H) | 11/17/2009 | Bankruptcy | Individual Chapter 11 Cases, Rule 3007(a) Hearings Following Objections to Claims | Considered |
| Hon. Colleen A. Brown and Hon. Robert E. Littlefield, Jr. (09-BK-M) | 11/03/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7004(h) | Considered |
| Kathleen Crosser (09-BK-G) | 10/07/2009 | Bankruptcy | Chapter 15 Rules and Forms | Considered |
| Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (09-BK-F) | 06/25/2009 | Bankruptcy | New Bankruptcy Form, B261C | Considered |
| William P. Callahan, Esq. (09-CV-C) | 06/25/2009 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Mark Estes, Esq. (09-CV-B) | 06/21/2009 | Civil | Electronic Service | Considered |
| Enoc Mendez (09-CR-B) | 06/02/2009 | Criminal | Rule 12 | Considered |
| Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan (09-CR-A) | 04/28/2009 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Considered |
| Hon. David S. Kennedy (09-BK-E) | 04/13/2009 | Bankruptcy | Special Masters | Considered |
| Professor Paul D. Carrington (09-CV-A) | 04/06/2009 | Civil | Rule 4 | Considered |
| Hon. Robert J. Kressel (09-BK-D) | 03/31/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007 | Considered |
| Hon. Geraldine Mund (09-BK-C) | 03/11/2009 | Bankruptcy | Bankruptcy Forms and Rules | Considered |
| Hon. Samuel L. Bufford (09-BK-B) | 03/02/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1004.2(b), Rule 5009(c), Rule 5012 | Considered |
| Michael A. Fritz, Esq. (09-BK-A) | 02/13/2009 | Bankruptcy | Official Bankruptcy Forms | Considered |
| National Bankruptcy Conference (Jonathan G. Katz) (08-BK-O) | 02/06/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2019 | Considered |
| ABA Section of Business Law, Business Bankruptcy Committee (Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Esq.) (08-BK-P) | 02/06/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2019 | Considered |
| Hon. Robert D. Drain (08-BK-N) | 01/13/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2019 | Considered |
| Hon. Robert E. Gerber (08-BK-M) | 01/09/2009 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2019 | Considered |
| Kenneth A. Lazarus, Esq. (08-EV-A) | 12/29/2008 | Evidence | Rules 407, 702, & 707 | Considered |