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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
A. Benjamin Spencer (20-CV-Z) 08/28/2020 Civil Rule 9(b) Considered
Sai (20-CV-Y) 08/24/2020 Civil Rule 60 Considered
Alvin White Jr. (20-CV-X) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Jerry Lowe (20-CV-W) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Cathy Ellis (20-CV-V) 08/13/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Janeth Ramos (20-CV-U) 08/09/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Eugene Volokh, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (20-CV-T) 08/06/2020 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Thomas O'Toole (20-CV-S) 08/04/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-R) 08/04/2020 Civil Rules 26 and 45 (privilege logs) Considered
Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) 08/03/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Glenn Birket (20-CV-P) 08/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Larry Wagstaff (20-CV-O) 08/01/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Nilda Sorger (20-CV-N) 07/31/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Michael Norman (20-CV-M) 07/29/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-CV-J) 06/24/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Burg Simpson (20-CV-I) 06/16/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Phebe Hong and Maxwell Hawley (20-CV-H) 05/22/2020 Civil Rule 45 Considered
Sai (20-CV-G) 05/20/2020 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-F) 05/05/2020 Civil Rule 72 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-E) 03/30/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Washington Legal Foundation (20-CV-D) 03/19/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
American Association for Justice (20-CV-C) 03/04/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CV-B) 02/26/2020 Civil Rule 12 Considered
Aaron Caplan (20-CV-A) 01/13/2020 Civil Rule 7; Rule 10 Considered
Fred Wilcon (19-CV-II) 12/24/2019 Civil Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas Considered
John Rabiej (19-CV-HH) 12/19/2019 Civil Rule 16; Rule 26 Pending consideration
William Lynch (19-CV-GG) 12/02/2019 Civil Rule 16 Considered
Joseph Sanderson (19-CV-DD) 10/30/2019 Civil Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline Pending consideration