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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Hon. John R. Tunheim on behalf of CACM Committee (05-CR-011) 02/08/2006 Criminal AP 25, BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Mark J. Golden on behalf of National Court Reporters Association (05-BK-009) 02/08/2006 Bankruptcy BK 9037, CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Mark J. Golden on behalf of National Court Reporters Association (05-CR-010) 02/08/2006 Criminal 49.1
Hon. William G. Young (05-AP-007) 02/06/2006 Appellate CV 5.2, CR 49.1
Hon. William G. Young (05-CR-013) 02/06/2006 Criminal CR 49.1, CV 5.2
Hon. William G. Young (05-CV-034) 02/06/2006 Civil CR 49.1, CV 5.2
Kathleen M. Kenney (05-CR-014) 02/06/2006 Criminal 32
Hon. Karen Klein on behalf of The Federal Magistrate Judges Association (05-CV-024) 02/02/2006 Civil CV 5.2; CR 11, 32, 35, 45, and 49.1
Stephen Burbank & Gregory Joseph (05-CV-022) 01/17/2006 Civil Style Rules
Anthony Michael Sabino (05-BK-005) 01/17/2006 Bankruptcy Rules 3001, 3007, 4004, 6006, 1014
Hon. Marvin Isgur (05-BK-004) 01/05/2006 Bankruptcy Rules 4001 and 6003
Patricia Lee Refo & Scott J. Atlas (05-CV-021) 01/03/2006 Civil Style Rules
Michael W. Puerner on behalf of State Bar of Michigan United States Courts Committee (05-CV-019) 12/21/2005 Civil Style Rules
Hon. Bill Wilson (05-CV-020) 12/21/2005 Civil Style Rules
John Beisner (05-CV-015) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
On behalf of: Lawyers for Civil Justice (05-CV-014) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
On behalf of: National Court Reporters Association (05-CV-013) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
Susan Kleinmann (05-CV-012) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
Peter D. Keisler (05-CV-011) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
Hon. Thomas S. Zilly on behalf of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules (05-CV-016) 12/15/2005 Civil Style Rules
Brad Brian (05-CV-018) 12/14/2005 Civil Style Rules
Annetta L. Cheek (05-CV-010) 12/11/2005 Civil Style Rules
Donald P. Byrne (05-CV-017) 12/09/2005 Civil Style Rules
Shay D. Stautz on behalf of NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) (05-AP-001) 12/08/2005 Appellate Criminal Rule 49.1
Shay D. Stautz on behalf of NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) (05-BK-003) 12/08/2005 Bankruptcy 49.1
Shay D. Stautz on behalf of NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) (05-CR-008) 12/08/2005 Criminal 49.1
Hon. Stephen M. McNamee (05-CR-007) 12/07/2005 Criminal 35(k)
Jon M. Sands, on behalf of the Federal Public and Community Defenders (05-CR-009) 12/07/2005 Criminal Rules 11, 32, and 35
Brad Shannon (05-CV-009) 11/30/2005 Civil Style Rules
Committee on Civil Litigation of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (05-CV-008) 11/30/2005 Civil Style Rules 4, 7, 11, 15, 16