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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
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) 01/31/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) 04/04/2024 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) 01/09/2025 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Sai (24-EV-L) 11/03/2024 Evidence Rule 801 Considered
Fix The Court (24-CR-L) 11/04/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Coalition of Media Organizations (24-CR-K) 11/01/2024 Criminal Rule 53 Considered
Jack Metzler (24-AP-N) 10/10/2024 Appellate Rule 26(a) Considered
Joshua Goodrich (24-CV-T) 09/26/2024 Civil Rule 12 Considered
National Consumer Law Center (24-BK-N) 09/10/2024 Bankruptcy Rule 3001(c) Considered
Sai (24-CV-O) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-CV-P) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-Q) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-CV-R) 08/22/2024 Civil Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-BK-J) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Sai (24-BK-K) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-BK-L) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-BK-M) 08/22/2024 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-AP-K) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines Considered
Sai (24-AP-J) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-I) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules Considered
Sai (24-AP-H) 08/22/2024 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on name styling Considered
Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix (24-EV-I) 08/01/2024 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Dana McWay (24-BK-F) 06/05/2024 Bankruptcy Forms 3180W, 3180WH, and 318 Considered
Evan Zoldan (24-CV-L) 06/06/2024 Civil Rules 50 and 52 Considered
Erin Murphy (24-EV-G) 04/19/2024 Evidence Proposed rulemaking on admissibility of evidence of an alleged victim's prior false accusations Considered
Hon. Jeremiah McCarthy (24-CV-K) 04/30/2024 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Sai (24-EV-E) 04/11/2024 Evidence Rules 106 & 612 Considered
Sai (24-AP-F) 04/09/2024 Appellate Rule 39 Considered
Joshua Carback (23-CR-C) 03/25/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Considered
Howard Bashman (23-AP-F) 05/08/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on adopting a nationwide filing deadline Considered