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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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) | 11/10/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Bruce Reinhart (21-CR-K) | 10/26/2021 | Criminal | Rule 5 | Considered |
Hon. Jared Bennett (21-CV-X) | 10/13/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 | Considered |
Dana McWay (21-BK-N) | 10/13/2021 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds | Considered |
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) | 10/06/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
Institute for Justice (21-CV-W) | 10/04/2021 | Civil | Rule 12(a)(4) | Considered |
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-V) | 09/29/2021 | Civil | Proposed new Rule 16.1 | Considered |
Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) | 09/28/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (21-BK-M) | 09/20/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 8006(g) | Considered |
Department of Justice (21-CR-J) | 09/13/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6(e) | Pending consideration |
Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) | 09/03/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
Stephen Brown (21-BK-L) | 08/24/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3011 and proposed rulemaking on unclaimed funds | Considered |
Hon. Jesse M. Furman (21-CR-I) | 08/12/2021 | Criminal | Rule 49.1 | Considered |
Daniel M. Sivilich (21-CV-S) | 07/29/2021 | Civil | Rule 23 | Considered |
Hon. Richard Hertling (21-CV-R) | 07/23/2021 | Civil | Rule 63 | Considered |
Giuseppe Ippolito (21-CV-Q) | 07/04/2021 | Civil | Rule 25 | Considered |
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (21-CV-P) | 07/01/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CR-H) | 06/21/2021 | Criminal | Rule 59(b)(2) | Considered |
Hon. Jesse Furman and Hon. Philip Halpern (21-CV-O) | 06/21/2021 | Civil | Rule 41(a) | Pending consideration |
Senators Tillis, Grassley, and Cornyn (21-CV-N) | 06/07/2021 | Civil | Rule 9 | Considered |
City of Chicago (21-BK-K) | 06/04/2021 | Bankruptcy | Official Form B113 | Considered |
Gary Peel (21-CV-M) | 05/17/2021 | Civil | New rule regarding time frame for motion resolution | Considered |
National Bankruptcy Conference (21-BK-J) | 05/17/2021 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7001 | Considered |
Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) | 05/03/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
Bell & Shivas PC (21-CR-F) | 04/30/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Considered |
Gary Peel (21-CR-G) | 04/28/2021 | Criminal | New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution | Considered |
Gary Peel (21-AP-F) | 04/28/2021 | Appellate | New rule mandating time frame for motion resolution | Considered |
Sai (21-CV-K) | 04/16/2021 | Civil | Rule 4(c) | Considered |
Sai (21-CV-J) | 04/14/2021 | Civil | Rule 5(d) | Pending consideration |
Sai (21-AP-E) | 04/14/2021 | Appellate | Rule 25 | Pending consideration |