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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Joseph E. Irenas (02-CV-G) | 07/31/2002 | Civil | De Bene Esse Depositions | Considered |
| New Hampshire State Civil Division (Nancy J. Smith, Esq.) (02-CV-E) | 06/24/2002 | Civil | Rule 8(a)(2) | Considered |
| Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (02-CV-F) | 06/10/2002 | Civil | Civil Rules and Forms | Considered |
| Hon. David D. Dowd, Jr. (02-CR-C) | 06/05/2002 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
| Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (02-CV-D) | 05/07/2002 | Civil | Rule 68 | Considered |
| Thomas J. Yerbich (02-BK-E) | 05/01/2002 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9104 | Considered |
| Hon. Ed Carnes (02-CR-D) | 04/15/2002 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |
| James A. Andrews (02-CV-C) | 04/08/2002 | Civil | Court Filing Fee Procedures | Considered |
| Hon. Paul L. Friedman (02-CR-B) | 04/02/2002 | Criminal | Rules 29, 33 & 34 | Considered |
| Hon. D. Brock Hornby (02-CR-A) | 03/15/2002 | Criminal | Rule 32 | Considered |
| Gregory B. Jones (02-BK-D) | 03/08/2002 | Bankruptcy | Exhibit C to the Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition | Considered |
| Richard C. Friedman (02-BK-C) | 02/25/2002 | Bankruptcy | Rule 8001 | Considered |
| Hon. Jane J. Boyle (02-CV-B) | 02/20/2002 | Civil | Rule 54 | Considered |
| Dr. and Mrs. Glen Dupree (02-BK-B) | 02/14/2002 | Bankruptcy | Creditor Protection from Fraudulent Claims and Mishandling of Cases by Trustees | Considered |
| Tracey Ellis (02-CV-A) | 02/07/2002 | Civil | Minority Litigant Cases | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group (02-BK-A) | 02/05/2002 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9036, 2002(g) | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (01-BK-E) | 12/17/2001 | Bankruptcy | Rule 4008 | Considered |
| Professor Martha L. Minow (01-CV-C) | 10/11/2001 | Civil | Rule 15(c)(3) | Considered |
| Carl E. Person (01-CR-D) | 06/28/2001 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Considered |
| The Maritime Law Association of the United States (William R. Dorsey) (01-CV-B) | 06/15/2001 | Civil | Admiralty Rule B | Considered |
| Hon. Barry Russell (01-BK-D) | 04/16/2001 | Bankruptcy | Rule 4003 | Considered |
| Richard J. Douglas (01-CR-C) | 04/06/2001 | Criminal | Rule 11 | Considered |
| American Bar Association Governmental Affairs Office (Robert D. Evans) (01-CR-B) | 03/02/2001 | Criminal | Rule 6 & 35 | Considered |
| Hon. Bernard Zimmerman (01-CR-A) | 01/29/2001 | Criminal | Rule 4 | Considered |
| Patricia L. Meravi (01-BK-C) | 01/23/2001 | Bankruptcy | Rules 3017.1, 7023.1, and 7023.2 | Considered |
| Judy B. Calton | 01/12/2001 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7026 & 9014 | Considered |
| Commercial Law League of America (01-BK-A) | 01/10/2001 | Bankruptcy | Rule 2014, Rule 9014, 7026 | Considered |
| Jacques Pierre Ward (01-CV-A) | 01/08/2001 | Civil | Specify page limits for motions | Considered |
| Hon. Tommy E. Miller (00-CR-E) | 12/11/2000 | Criminal | Rules 42 & 58 (Federal Courts Improvement Act) | Considered |
| Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) | 12/04/2000 | Civil | Rule 26 | Considered |