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 |
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American Association for Justice (25-CV-H) | 03/11/2025 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-F) | 03/07/2025 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
National Women's Law Center (25-CV-G) | 03/07/2025 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts | Pending consideration |
Brian Fitzpatrick (25-CV-E) | 03/05/2025 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (25-CV-D) | 03/03/2025 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on privacy rights and cyber security risks | Pending consideration |
Thomas Sobol and Rachel Downey (25-CV-C) | 02/15/2025 | Civil | Rule 43 and Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
Thomas Sykes (25-CV-B) | 01/22/2025 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts | Pending consideration |
Serena Morones (25-CV-A) | 01/09/2025 | Civil | Rule 30 | Pending consideration |
Jack Metzler (24-CV-Z) | 10/10/2024 | Civil | Civil Rule 6(a) | Pending consideration |
Inventors Defense Alliance (24-CV-Y) | 10/08/2024 | Civil | Third Party Litigation Funding (Rule 26) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (24-CV-V) | 10/02/2024 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Michael Baylson (24-CV-W) | 10/02/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on cross border discovery | Pending consideration |
124 Companies (24-CV-U) | 10/02/2024 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
Safety National Casualty Corporation (24-CV-AA) | 09/27/2024 | Civil | Third party litigation funding (Rule 26) | Pending consideration |
Joshua S. Goodrich, J.D., LL.M. (24-CV-T) | 09/26/2024 | Civil | Rule 12 | Pending consideration |
American Association for Justice (24-CV-S) | 09/10/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-R) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on standardizing page equivalents for words and lines | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-O) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on name styling | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-P) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on adopting common local rules into federal rules | Pending consideration |
Sai (24-CV-Q) | 08/22/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on new federal common rules | Pending consideration |
Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Ben Cline, and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (24-CV-X) | 08/19/2024 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-N) | 07/25/2024 | Civil | Rule 43 and Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
Sen. John Cornyn & Sen. Thom Tillis (24-CV-M) | 07/11/2024 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
Evan Zoldan (24-CV-L) | 06/06/2024 | Civil | Rules 50 and 52 | Considered |
Hon. Jeremiah McCarthy (24-CV-K) | 04/30/2024 | Civil | Rule 16 | Considered |
Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (24-CV-J) | 04/05/2024 | Civil | Rule 53 | Pending consideration |
Brennan Center for Justice (24-CV-I) | 04/05/2024 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on civil case assignments | Pending consideration |
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (24-CV-H) | 04/04/2024 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (24-CV-G) | 04/03/2024 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
American Association for Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association (24-CV-F) | 03/27/2024 | Civil | Rule 5.2(a) | Pending consideration |