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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
Ballard Spahr (20-EV-M) 09/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) 09/29/2020 Civil Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) Pending consideration
Ford Motor Company (20-EV-L) 09/26/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (20-CV-AA) 09/09/2020 Civil Proposed new Rule 16.1 Considered
Debra Baker (20-EV-K) 09/03/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
David Bernstein and Eric Lasker (20-EV-J) 08/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Pending consideration
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
Sai (20-AP-E) 08/24/2020 Appellate Rule 3 Pending consideration
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
Jason Wilson-Aguilar (20-BK-H) 08/03/2020 Bankruptcy Form B410 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
International Association of Defense Counsel (20-EV-H) 07/31/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Michael Norman (20-CV-M) 07/29/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc (20-EV-G) 07/29/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) 07/19/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
U.S. Department of Justice (20-CR-H) 07/10/2020 Criminal Rule 6 Considered
Richard Macak (20-CV-K) 07/02/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (20-EV-F) 06/30/2020 Evidence Rule 702 Considered
Usha Jain (20-CV-J) 06/24/2020 Civil Rule 5(d)(3)(B) Pending consideration
Usha Jain (20-AP-C) 06/24/2020 Appellate Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants Pending consideration