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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal Finality After Consolidation Joint Subcommittee | 03/27/2018 | Appellate | 42(a) | Pending consideration |
| Appeal Finality After Consolidation Joint Subcommittee | 03/27/2018 | Civil | 42(a) | Pending consideration |
| Department of Justice (18-AP-A) | 03/20/2018 | Appellate | Rules 35 and 40 and length limits for responses to rehearing petitions | Considered |
| Michael Blasie (18-CR-B) | 03/10/2018 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Considered |
| American Association for Justice (18-CV-I) | 02/22/2018 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |
| Maggie Malloy (18-CV-H) | 02/15/2018 | Civil | Rule 73 | Pending consideration |
| Aaron Ahern (18-CR-A) | 02/08/2018 | Criminal | Considered | |
| Thomas Jones (18-CV-G) | 02/03/2018 | Civil | Rule 8 | Considered |
| Alane A. Becket (18-BK-A) | 01/25/2018 | Bankruptcy | Official Form 113 and Rule 3015.1 | Considered |
| Travis A. Gagnier (18-BK-B) | 01/24/2018 | Bankruptcy | Form 3180W | Considered |
| Patrick Borchers (18-CV-E) | 01/23/2018 | Civil | Rule 4(k)(2) | Pending consideration |
| James J. Curry, Jr. (18-CV-F) | 01/19/2018 | Civil | Rule 68 | Considered |
| American Association for Justice (18-CV-D) | 01/17/2018 | Civil | Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation in District Court | Pending consideration |
| American Association for Justice (18-CV-C) | 01/17/2018 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| American Association for Justice (18-CV-B) | 01/17/2018 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Bharani Padmanabhan (18-CV-A) | 01/12/2018 | Civil | Rule 55 | Considered |
| Joni Albanese (17-CR-E) | 12/16/2017 | Criminal | Considered | |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (17-CV-HHHHHH) | 12/15/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| A. Lysa Simon (Docket Number 17-BK-E) | 12/13/2017 | Bankruptcy | Rule 7004 | Considered |
| Hon. Paul Grimm (17-CR-D) | 12/01/2017 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Pending consideration |
| Stephen E. Sachs (17-AP-F) | 11/14/2017 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Considered |
| Christopher Landau (17-AP-G) | 11/09/2017 | Appellate | Rule 42(b) | Considered |
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, et al. (17-CV-GGGGGG) | 11/03/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Bob Goodlatte, House Judiciary Committee (17-CV-FFFFFF) | 11/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Department of Justice (17-AP-H) | 10/14/2017 | Appellate | Rules 10, 11, and 12 | Considered |
| Koji Fukumura, et al. (17-CV-DDDDDD) | 10/13/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Considered |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (17-EV-D) | 10/12/2017 | Evidence | Rule 801(d)(1)(A) | Considered |
| Martin Monica (17-CV-EEEEEE) | 10/11/2017 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
| W. Bradley Wendel and Anthony J. Sebok (17-CV-BBBBBB) | 09/27/2017 | Civil | Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Washington Legal Foundation (17-CV-CCCCCC) | 09/27/2017 | Civil | Proposed rulemaking on MDL proceedings | Considered |