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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
Prof. Kenneth N. Klee (15-BK-C) 03/13/2015 Bankruptcy Rule 8018 Considered
Committee to Support Antitrust Laws (15-CV-F) 03/13/2015 Civil Rule 23 Considered
Robert M. Miller (15-AP-A) 03/09/2015 Appellate Availability of ECF for use by Pro Se Litigants 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
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr. (15-BK-B) 02/23/2015 Bankruptcy Form 263, Bill of Costs Considered
Kevin Bennardo (15-CR-A) 02/17/2015 Criminal Rule 35 Considered
Derek S. Tarson (15-BK-A) 02/06/2015 Bankruptcy Forms Considered
Mark Wray (15-CV-A) 01/17/2015 Civil Rule 81 Pending consideration
Gary Streeting (14-BK-G) 12/17/2014 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC; Burford Capital LLC; Bentham IMF (14-CV-B-1) 10/21/2014 Civil Rule 26 Considered
New York Council of Defense Lawyers (14-CR-E) 10/17/2014 Criminal Rule 35 Considered
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr. (14-BK-F) 08/22/2014 Bankruptcy Rule 7004(a)(1) Considered
Lawyers for Civil Justice (14-CV-F) 08/09/2014 Civil Rule 23 Considered
National Bankruptcy Conference (14-BK-E) 07/18/2014 Bankruptcy Rules 3001, 5003 and 9036 Considered
Margaret Morris (14-AP-C) 07/01/2014 Appellate Consider Rulemaking in Response to Specific Litigation Considered
Professor Suja A. Thomas (14-CV-E) 06/23/2014 Civil Rule 56 Considered
Carl Barnes, Best Case, LLC, Software Dev Team (14-BK-D) 06/19/2014 Bankruptcy Form 22/Means-Test Forms Considered
Professor Bradley Scott Shannon (14-CV-D) 04/29/2014 Civil Rule 41 Considered
Hon. Michael M. Baylson (14-CR-D) 04/15/2014 Criminal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases Considered
Hon. Claudia Wilken (14-CR-C) 04/10/2014 Criminal Rule 11 Considered