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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
American Bar Association Business Law Section Committee on Bankrutpcy Court Structure and Task Force on Bankruptcy Rules (Schorling) (07-BR-037) 02/15/2008 Bankruptcy 8002
7th Circuit Bar Association Rules and Practice Committee (Wiegand) (07-BR-036) 02/15/2008 Bankruptcy AP Rule 12.1, 4(a)(4)(B)(ii); CV Rule 62.1, 15; BK 8002
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Coakley) (07-CR-012) 02/14/2008 Criminal 22(b), § 2254 and 2255 of Rule 11
Paul D. Clement, Esq. (07-AP-014) 02/14/2008 Appellate 4, 40
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Coakley) (07-AP-013) 02/14/2008 Appellate 22(b), § 2254 and 2255 of Rule 11
Professor Bradley Shannon (07-CV-012) 02/14/2008 Civil 15(a), 62.1 and 81
Judge S. Martin Teel, Jr. and Clerk Nancy Mayer-Whittington (07-BR-031) 02/14/2008 Bankruptcy 8002
Insolvency Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California (07-BR-032) 02/14/2008 Bankruptcy 8002
Alexander J. Manners (07-CV-013) 02/14/2008 Civil Time-Computation Amendments
Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (07-CV-014 ) 02/14/2008 Civil 8002, Time-Computation Amendments
Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (07-BR-033) 02/14/2008 Bankruptcy 8002, Time-Computation Amendments
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Wolfman) (07-AP-011) 02/12/2008 Appellate 12.1, 4(a), 4(B),(ii),4(B)(iv), 40(a)(1)(D)
Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (07-CV-011 ) 02/12/2008 Civil 15(a), Time-Computation Amendmentes
Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (07-AP-012) 02/12/2008 Appellate 15(a), Time-Computation Amendments
Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (07-CR-011) 02/12/2008 Criminal 15(a), Time-Computation Amendments
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Luchenister) (07-AP-001) 02/12/2008 Appellate 27
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Wolfman) (07-CV-010 ) 02/11/2008 Civil Time-Computation Amendments
Judge Philip H. Brandt (07-BR-029) 02/11/2008 Bankruptcy 7052, 7058, Form B27, 9006, 8002, 9023
Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (07-BR-030) 02/11/2008 Bankruptcy 7052, 7058, Form B27, 9006, 8002, 9023
Public Citizen Litigation Group (Wolfman) (07-AP-010) 02/11/2008 Appellate Time-Computation Amendments
Peder K. Batalden (07-AP-009) 02/08/2008 Appellate 4(a)(4)
Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Tennessee (Bottei) (07-CR-010) 02/07/2008 Criminal 2254 of Rule 11
Judge Robert Newmeyer (07-CR-008) 02/04/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
Judge Robert Newmeyer (07-AP-007) 02/04/2008 Appellate Time-Computation Amendments
Carol D. Bonifaci (07-CR-009) 02/04/2008 Criminal Time-Computation Amendments
Carol D. Bonifaci (07-AP-008) 02/04/2008 Appellate Time-Computation Amendments
Carol D. Bonifaci (07-CV-009 ) 02/04/2008 Civil Time-Computation Amendments
Judge Robert Newmeyer (07-CV-008 ) 02/04/2008 Civil Time-Computation Amendments
American Bankruptcy Institute (Gerdano) (07-BR-028) 02/01/2008 Bankruptcy 8002
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Schermer) (07-BR-027) 01/30/2008 Bankruptcy 8002