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Rules Comments

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Name of Individual and/or Organization Date Received Committee Rule or Form
Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (Richard K. Bernard, Vice President and General Counsel) (04-CV-216) 02/14/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
National Bankruptcy Conference (Donald S. Bernstein, Chair) (04-BK-023) 02/14/2005 Bankruptcy 4002
HALT—An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform (Thomas M. Gordon, Senior Counsel) (04-BK-037) 02/14/2005 Bankruptcy 5005
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the TLPJ Foundation (F. Paul Bland, Jr.; Arthur H. Bryant; & Vicky Ni) (04-CV-239) 02/14/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
HALT—An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform (Thomas M. Gordon, Senior Counsel) (04-CV-172) 02/14/2005 Civil 5
Kenneth J. Allen & Associates (William Lazarus, Esq.) (04-CV-210) 02/14/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Amrane Cohen, Chapter 13 Trustee (04-BK-021) 02/11/2005 Bankruptcy 4002(b)(2)
Professors Robert M. Lawless, Steve R. Johnson, and Katherine Porter (04-BK-022) 02/11/2005 Bankruptcy 4002
Steven A. Sindell, Esq. (04-CV-242) 02/11/2005 Civil 26(b)(2), 37(f)
Randall Bart (04-CV-186) 02/11/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Securities Industry Association (George R. Kramer, Deputy General Counsel) (04-CV-231) 02/11/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Kroll Ontrack (Kristin M. Nimsger, Esq. & Michele C,.S. Lange, Esq.) (04-CV-209) 02/11/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
General Motors (Edward C. Wolfe, Managing Attorney – Discovery) (04-CV-197) 02/11/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Prof. Arthur R. Miller (04-CV-219) 02/10/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Prof. David P. Leonard (04-EV-011) 02/10/2005 Evidence 408
Henry T. Courtney, Esq. (04-CV-193) 02/10/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Bradley C. Gage, Esq. (04-CV-170) 02/10/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Judge Ronald J. Hedges (04-CV-169) 02/08/2005 Civil 26, 37
American Bar Association (Robert J. Grey, Jr., President) (04-BK-016) 02/08/2005 Bankruptcy 5005(a)
The Chicago Bar Association (Joy V. Cunningham, President) (04-BK-017) 02/08/2005 Bankruptcy 4002(b)
Bruce B. Elfin, Esq. (04-CV-166) 02/08/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
The Chicago Bar Association (Joy V. Cunningham, President) (04-CV-167) 02/08/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
American Bar Association (Robert J. Grey, Jr., President) (04-CV-168) 02/08/2005 Civil 5(e)
American Bar Association (Robert J. Grey, Jr., President) (04-AP-003) 02/08/2005 Appellate 25(a)
Donna Bader (04-CV-130) 02/07/2005 Civil 26, 37, Electronic Discovery
Kelly Kruse (04-CV-129) 02/07/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
John D. Aylward (04-CV-147) 02/07/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Stephen A. Justino, Esq. (04-CV-148) 02/07/2005 Civil Electronic Discovery
Daniel E. Monnat, Esq. (04-EV-009) 02/04/2005 Evidence 408
Prof. Peter Nicolas (04-EV-010) 02/04/2005 Evidence 404, 408