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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
Charles Silver (15-CV-O) 03/24/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Stephen J. Herman and James J. Bilsborrow (15-CV-L) 03/19/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Gary E. Mason (15-CV-K) 03/19/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Frederick S. Longer (15-CV-J) 03/19/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Jennie Lee Anderson (15-CV-I) 03/18/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Prof. Alexandra D. Lahav, et al. (15-CV-H) 03/17/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
American Antitrust Institute (15-CV-G) 03/16/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (15-CV-F) 03/13/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts (15-CV-E) 03/06/2015 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Shawna Bligh (15-CV-C) 02/25/2015 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Stephen J. Herman (15-CV-B) 02/25/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Adam Steinman (15-CV-D) 02/24/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Mark Wray (15-CV-A) 01/17/2015 Civil Rule 81 Pending consideration
Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC; Burford Capital LLC; Bentham IMF (14-CV-B-1) 10/21/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (14-CV-F) 08/09/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) 06/23/2014 Civil Rule 56 Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (14-CV-D) 04/29/2014 Civil Rule 41 Considered
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform American Insurance Association American Tort Reform Association Lawyers for Civil Justice National Association of Manufacturers (14-CV-B) 04/09/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
Mark J. Armbruster (14-CV-C) 04/02/2014 Civil Rule 4 Considered
Professor James Grimmelmann (14-CV-A) 03/10/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel DRI - The Voice of the Defense BarInternational Association of Defense Counsel (13-CV-G) 08/09/2013 Civil Rule 23 Considered
David S. Yen, Esq. (13-CV-F) 07/21/2013 Civil Rule 30 Considered
Committee on Federal Courts of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (13-CV-E) 04/03/2013 Civil Rules 45 and 30 Considered
Committee on Federal Courts of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (13-CV-D) 04/03/2013 Civil Rule 68 Considered
James J. Curry, Jr., Esq. (13-CV-C) 02/22/2013 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Alan Schoenbaum, Esq. (13-CV-B) 02/15/2013 Civil Rule 68 Considered
Nelson Abbott, Esq. (13-CV-A) 01/02/2013 Civil Rule 48 Considered
Prof. Stephen E. Sachs and Logan T. Mohs (12-CV-F) 11/01/2012 Civil Rule 77(c)(1) Considered
Hon. Julie A. Robinson (12-CV-E) 08/20/2012 Civil New rule(s) regarding electronic signatures and the retention of paper documents containing original signatures Considered
Hon. Julie A. Robinson (12-CV-D) 08/20/2012 Civil Rules concerning service; Notice of electronic filing as certificate of service Considered