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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
Public Justice, P.C. and Public Justice Foundation (19-CV-M) 03/29/2019 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Public Justice and the Public Justice Foundation (17-CV-TTTTT) 08/11/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Public Justice (15-CV-N) 03/27/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) 03/17/2006 Civil Electronic Acknowl. of Service Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) 03/02/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Public Citizen Litigation Group (15-CV-T) 04/09/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Professor Timothy Tarvin (14-BK-C) 03/31/2014 Bankruptcy Form B201A Considered
Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) 06/23/2014 Civil Rule 56 Considered
Professor Stephen D. Easton (00-CV-I) 12/04/2000 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Professor Sam Stonefield (10-EV-A) 09/09/2010 Evidence Rule 801(d) Considered
Professor Paul D. Carrington (09-CV-A) 04/06/2009 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Professor Patrick J. Schiltz (05-CV-I) 12/10/2005 Civil Rule 5 Considered
Professor Martha L. Minow (01-CV-C) 10/11/2001 Civil Rule 15(c)(3) Considered
Professor Linda A. Malone (05-CR-A) 03/03/2005 Criminal Rules 4 & 5 (Vienna Convention) Considered
Professor Jeffrey A. Parness (05-CV-A) 01/10/2005 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Professor James Grimmelmann (14-CV-A) 03/10/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Professor David J. Sharpe (07-CV-D) 05/06/2008 Civil Admiralty Rules Considered
Professor Carrie Leonetti (11-CR-A) 06/13/2011 Criminal Rule 29 Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (14-CV-D) 04/29/2014 Civil Rule 41 Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (02-CV-F) 06/10/2002 Civil Civil Rules and Forms Considered
Prof. Stephen E. Sachs and Logan T. Mohs (12-CV-F) 11/01/2012 Civil Rule 77(c)(1) Considered
Prof. Rhonda Wasserman (15-CV-U) 04/12/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Prof. Rebecca Delfino (25-EV-A) 03/28/2025 Evidence Rule 901 Pending consideration
Prof. Kenneth N. Klee (15-BK-C) 03/13/2015 Bankruptcy Rule 8018 Considered
Prof. Amanda Shanor and the Brennan Center for Justice (23-CV-U) 09/01/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments Pending consideration
Prof. Alexandra D. Lahav, et al. (15-CV-H) 03/17/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) 10/05/2022 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (17-CV-DDDD) 07/31/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Potter Bolanos, LLC (17-CV-ZZZZ) 08/01/2017 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered