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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
Sai (21-AP-E) 04/14/2021 Appellate Rule 25 Pending consideration
Gerald Gleeson (21-CR-D) 04/14/2021 Criminal Proposed rule permitting plea of guilty by reason of insanity Considered
Sai (21-CV-J) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 5(d) Pending consideration
Sai (21-CV-I) 04/14/2021 Civil Rule 4(i) Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) 04/13/2021 Appellate Rule 39 Pending consideration
Sai (21-BK-H) 04/09/2021 Bankruptcy Pro se electronic signatures and CM/ECF Considered
International Legal Finance Association (21-CV-H) 04/07/2021 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Daniel Capra (21-EV-D) 04/01/2021 Evidence Rule 611; regulations for the use of illustrative aids Pending consideration
Daniel Capra (21-EV-C) 04/01/2021 Evidence Rule 611; guidance for permitting juror questions Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-G) 03/24/2021 Civil New Rule 5.3 Pending consideration
Akiva Shapiro, Lee R. Crain, and Amanda LeSavage (21-CV-F) 03/17/2021 Civil Proposed rulemaking on amicus filings Considered
American Association for Justice (21-EV-B) 03/12/2021 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Hon. Arthur Harris (21-BK-G) 03/09/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 1007, Official Form B423 Considered
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-C) 02/23/2021 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Hon. Catherine McEwen (21-BK-F) 02/18/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 1007(c) Considered
Thomas Moers Mayer (21-BK-D) 02/16/2021 Bankruptcy Rule 3007(c) Considered
Hon. Patricia Barksdale (21-CV-E) 02/16/2021 Civil Rule 37(c)(1) Considered
Sai (21-AP-B) 02/09/2021 Appellate Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms Pending consideration
Hon. Iain Johnston (21-CV-D) 02/08/2021 Civil Rule 37 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-EV-A) 02/08/2021 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Hon. Timothy Dore (21-BK-E) 02/04/2021 Bankruptcy Form 309E1 and Form 309E2 Considered
Ralph Brubaker, Robert Lawless, and Bruce Markell (21-BK-C) 02/04/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed amendment to Rule 7001 and new rule for certain turnover actions Considered
Forty-Five Professors (21-BK-B) 01/29/2021 Bankruptcy Proposed amendment to Rule 7001 and new rule for certain turnover actions Considered
Hon. Kathy Surratt-States (21-BK-A) 01/28/2021 Bankruptcy Form 101 and Form 309 Considered
John Siffert (21-CR-B) 01/21/2021 Criminal Rule 16 Pending consideration
Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) 01/19/2021 Civil IFP Petitions Pending consideration
Greg Patmythes (21-CV-B) 01/18/2021 Civil Rule 60 Considered
Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) 01/18/2021 Appellate Rule 4 and Rule 6 Pending consideration
Hon. Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 6) 01/14/2021 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 16) 01/14/2021 Criminal Rule 16 Pending consideration