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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (20-CR-B) | 03/02/2020 | Criminal | Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Department of Justice (20-CV-B) | 02/26/2020 | Civil | Rule 12 | Considered |
| Judge Patricia Barksdale (20-CR-A) | 02/16/2020 | Criminal | Rule 41 | Considered |
| Judge Eric Frank (20-BK-C) | 02/10/2020 | Bankruptcy | Form B410A | Considered |
| Bryan Lammon (20-AP-A) | 02/09/2020 | Appellate | Rule 4 | Considered |
| Wes Scott (20-BK-B) | 02/03/2020 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9036 | Considered |
| Altec, Inc. (20-EV-A) | 01/31/2020 | Evidence | Rule 702 | Considered |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies (20-BK-A) | 01/30/2020 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking regarding U.S. national security interests | Considered |
| Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig (20-BK-E) | 01/15/2020 | Bankruptcy | Proposed rulemaking on CM/ECF electronic signatures | Considered |
| Aaron Caplan (20-CV-A) | 01/13/2020 | Civil | Rule 7; Rule 10 | Considered |
| Fred Wilcon (19-AP-H) | 12/24/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Considered |
| Fred Wilcon (19-CR-E) | 12/24/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Pending consideration |
| Fred Wilcon (19-CV-II) | 12/24/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Considered |
| John Rabiej (19-CV-HH) | 12/19/2019 | Civil | Rule 16; Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| William Lynch (19-CV-GG) | 12/02/2019 | Civil | Rule 16 | Considered |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CV-DD) | 10/30/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CR-D) | 10/30/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-BK-L) | 10/30/2019 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rulemaking in Electronic Filing Deadline; Supplements 19-BK-H | Considered |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-AP-F) | 10/30/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Considered |
| International Association of Defense Counsel (19-CV-EE) | 10/30/2019 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Sai (19-AP-G) | 10/25/2019 | Appellate | Proposed Rulemaking on Official Capacity Parties | Considered |
| Sai (19-CV-FF) | 10/25/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Official Capacity Parties | Considered |
| Brian Devine (19-CV-CC) | 10/21/2019 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Michael Weston (19-CV-BB) | 10/15/2019 | Civil | Rule 4 | Pending consideration |
| Joint Suggestion from 48 General Counsel (19-CV-AA) | 10/03/2019 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Washington Legal Foundation (19-CV-X) | 09/23/2019 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Independent Women’s Law Center (19-CV-Y) | 09/20/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Arthur Spitzer (19-CV-Z) | 09/19/2019 | Civil | Rule 15 | Pending consideration |
| George Weiss (19-BK-K) | 09/16/2019 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rulemaking regarding DSO certification; Supplements 19-BK-I | Considered |
| George Weiss (19-BK-J) | 09/10/2019 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7004 | Considered |