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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
Joshua Carback (23-CR-C) 03/25/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-EV-A) 03/25/2023 Evidence Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Joshua Carback (23-AP-D) 03/25/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding contempt proceedings Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (23-CV-J) 03/23/2023 Civil Rule 23(b)(3) Pending consideration
William Sanders (23-CV-I) 03/16/2023 Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Considered
Tricia Pepin (23-BK-D) 03/10/2023 Bankruptcy Rules 1005 and 2002(n) Pending consideration
American College of Trial Lawyers (23-CR-B) 03/10/2023 Criminal Rule 23(a) Considered
Sedona Conference (23-CV-H) 03/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Judith Resnik (23-AP-C) 03/03/2023 Appellate Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal Pending consideration
Thirty-One Companies (23-CV-F) 03/01/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-G) 03/01/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
National Bankruptcy Conference (23-BK-C) 02/27/2023 Bankruptcy Rules 9014, 9017, and proposed new Rule 7043
Alan Morrison (23-BK-G) 02/23/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CV-E) 02/23/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Alan Morrison (23-CR-A) 02/23/2023 Criminal Proposed rulemaking on unified bar admission in district courts Pending consideration
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter (23-CV-D) 02/22/2023 Civil Rule 60(b) Considered
Product Liability Advisory Council (23-CV-C) 02/16/2023 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-B) 02/13/2023 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on corporate ownership disclosure requirements Considered
Hon. Michael Baylson (23-CV-B) 02/03/2023 Civil Rule 28 Pending consideration
Michael Gieseke (23-BK-A) 01/31/2023 Bankruptcy Rule 2002 Considered
John Facciola and Jonathan Redgrave (23-CV-A) 01/31/2023 Civil Rules 16 and 26 (privilege logs) Considered
Atlantic Legal Foundation (23-AP-B) 01/17/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (23-AP-A) 01/06/2023 Appellate Rule 29 Pending consideration
Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-T) 12/22/2022 Civil Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings Considered
National Bankruptcy Conference (22-BK-L) 12/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rules 9014, 9017, and proposed new Rule 7043 Pending consideration
Erwin Rosenberg (22-AP-F) 12/15/2022 Appellate Rule 46 Considered
Andrew Straw (22-CV-R) 12/04/2022 Civil Rule 11 Considered
Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) 11/22/2022 Evidence Rule 611 Pending consideration
Tim Truman (22-BK-K) 11/21/2022 Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Pending consideration
Bradley Goodman (22-BK-J) 10/27/2022 Bankruptcy Proposed rulemaking on electronic signatures Pending consideration