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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Hagens Berman (24-CV-B) | 02/13/2024 | Civil | Rules 43 and 45 | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-CV-C) | 03/07/2024 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-D) | 03/14/2024 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
Scott Lopez (24-CV-E) | 03/15/2024 | Civil | Rule 41 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-CV-F) | 03/27/2024 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |
Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) | 08/04/2022 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) | 02/23/2023 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts | Pending consideration |
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) | 03/10/2023 | Criminal | Rule 23(a) | Pending consideration |
Joshua Carback (23-CR-C) | 03/25/2023 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings | Pending consideration |
Peter Geraci (23-CR-D) | 05/19/2023 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts | Pending consideration |
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 |
Alan Morrison and Thomas Alvord (23-CR-G) | 12/21/2023 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts | Pending consideration |
U.S. Department of Justice (24-CR-A) | 03/07/2024 | Criminal | Rule 49.1 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Brett Ludwig (24-CR-B) | 03/24/2024 | Criminal | Rule 43 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Zachary Bolitho (23-CR-H) | 11/27/2023 | Criminal | Rule 40 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-CR-C) | 03/27/2024 | Criminal | Rule 49.1 | Pending consideration |
7th Circuit Court of Appeals (Gino G. Agnello) (00-CR-A) | 04/11/2000 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |
Congressman Jim Gibbons for Thomas Krummer (00-CR-B) | 03/21/2000 | Criminal | Rule 7 | Considered |
Robert L. Byer and David R. Fine (00-CR-C) | 08/15/2000 | Criminal | Criminal Rules and Forms (AEDPA) | Considered |
Jeremy A. Bell (00-CR-D) | 11/20/2000 | Criminal | Rule 23 | Considered |
Hon. Tommy E. Miller (00-CR-E) | 12/11/2000 | Criminal | Rules 42 & 58 (Federal Courts Improvement Act) | Considered |
Hon. Bernard Zimmerman (01-CR-A) | 01/29/2001 | Criminal | Rule 4 | Considered |
American Bar Association Governmental Affairs Office (Robert D. Evans) (01-CR-B) | 03/02/2001 | Criminal | Rule 6 & 35 | Considered |
Richard J. Douglas (01-CR-C) | 04/06/2001 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
Carl E. Person (01-CR-D) | 06/28/2001 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Considered |
Hon. D. Brock Hornby (02-CR-A) | 03/15/2002 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |
Hon. Paul L. Friedman (02-CR-B) | 04/02/2002 | Criminal | Rules 29, 33 & 34 | Considered |
Hon. David D. Dowd, Jr. (02-CR-C) | 06/05/2002 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
Hon. Ed Carnes (02-CR-D) | 04/15/2002 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |