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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Liability Advisory Council (22-CV-P) | 10/05/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) | 10/03/2022 | Civil | Rule 16(c)(2) | Pending consideration |
| International Legal Finance Association (22-AP-D) | 10/03/2022 | Appellate | Rule 26.1 | Pending consideration |
| John D. Rabiej (22-CV-N) | 09/19/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-M) | 09/08/2022 | Civil | Rule 16(c)(2) | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-L) | 09/02/2022 | Civil | Rule 23(b)(3) | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-AP-C) | 09/01/2022 | Appellate | Rule 26.1 | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison and Roger Trangsrud (22-CV-K) | 08/18/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CR-B) | 08/04/2022 | Criminal | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Ron Wyden (22-CV-S) | 08/04/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Ron Wyden (22-BK-I) | 08/04/2022 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) | 08/04/2022 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-H) | 07/29/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1007 | Pending consideration |
| David Wenthold & Zachary Reynolds (22-CV-J) | 07/24/2022 | Civil | Rule 41 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-G) | 07/12/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9016 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-CV-I) | 07/12/2022 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
| Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy (22-CV-Q) | 07/05/2022 | Civil | Rule 53 | Considered |
| Giuseppe Ippolito (22-BK-F) | 07/04/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7012(b) | Considered |
| Hon. Ralph Erickson (22-CV-H) | 06/30/2022 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
| Laura Bartell (22-BK-E) | 06/19/2022 | Bankruptcy | Form 309 | Pending consideration |
| Laura Bartell (22-BK-D) | 06/19/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rules 1007 and 5009(b) | Pending consideration |
| Christopher Cross (22-CV-G) | 06/14/2022 | Civil | Rule 17 | Considered |
| Judge Patricia Barksdale (22-CV-F) | 06/08/2022 | Civil | Rule 7.1 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (22-CV-E) | 05/20/2022 | Civil | Third party litigation funding | Pending consideration |
| UCF Expert Panel (22-BK-C) | 05/19/2022 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 410 | Pending consideration |
| Stephen Sachs (22-AP-G) | 03/30/2022 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking regarding intervention on appeal | Pending consideration |
| Mark Wolfson (22-BK-B) | 03/17/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 1020(b); Official Forms 309E2 and 309F2 | Considered |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (22-AP-B) | 03/14/2022 | Appellate | Rule 29(a)(2) | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (22-CV-D) | 03/08/2022 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| New York City Bar Association (22-CR-A) | 02/17/2022 | Criminal | Rule 17 | Pending consideration |