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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
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-EV-CC) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Shook Hardy & Bacon (20-EV-BB) 11/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
H. Brent McKnight Jr. (20-CR-J) 11/08/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Department of Justice (20-EV-AA) 11/06/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Theodore Folkman (20-CV-FF) 11/05/2020 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Brian Kerzetski (20-CR-I) 11/01/2020 Criminal Rule 29.1 Considered
Covington & Burling LLP (20-EV-Z) 10/23/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-EV-Y) 10/20/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
John Hawkinson (20-CV-EE) 10/17/2020 Civil Rule 12 and Rule 5 Considered
Chris Fabricant/Innocence Project et al. (20-EV-X) 10/16/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Georgia Ainsworth (20-EV-W) 10/15/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Jonathan Redgrave (20-CV-DD) 10/15/2020 Civil Rule 26 and Rule 45 Considered
Glaxo Smith Kline (20-EV-V) 10/12/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Peter Choate (20-EV-U) 10/10/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
State Farm (20-EV-T) 10/09/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) 10/06/2020 Civil Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 Pending consideration
Robert Scott and Marquel Jordan (20-EV-R) 10/05/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo (20-EV-Q) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-EV-P) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Bayer Corporation (20-EV-O) 10/02/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
J. Gordon Cooney Jr. and William Peterson (20-EV-S) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Ballard Spahr (20-EV-M) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Kuchler Polk Weiner LLC (20-EV-N) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) 09/29/2020 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Ford Motor Company (20-EV-L) 09/26/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-AA) 09/09/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Debra Baker (20-EV-K) 09/03/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
David Bernstein and Eric Lasker (20-EV-J) 08/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
A. Benjamin Spencer (20-CV-Z) 08/28/2020 Civil Rule 9(b) Considered
Sai (20-CV-Y) 08/24/2020 Civil Rule 60 Considered