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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee (Sally Pym) (06-CR-G) | 09/19/2006 | Criminal | Rule 41 | Considered |
| Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal (06-CV-F) | 08/25/2006 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
| Baker & Hostetler LLP (06-BK-E) | 08/25/2006 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Rule Allowing Increased Yield on Bankruptcy Estate Funds | Considered |
| American Bar Association (06-BK-F) | 08/24/2006 | Bankruptcy | Proposed Attorney Discipline Amendments | Considered |
| Bankruptcy Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) Working Group (06-BK-D) | 08/18/2006 | Bankruptcy | Rules 8006, 8007 | Considered |
| Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia (06-CR-F) | 08/15/2006 | Criminal | Rule 32.1 & 46 | Considered |
| MacKechnie (06-CV-D) | 07/24/2006 | Civil | Rule 68 | Considered |
| Hon. Wesley Steen (06-BK-C) | 06/26/2006 | Bankruptcy | Rule 3019 | Considered |
| Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CV-C) | 06/19/2006 | Civil | Sealed Cases | Considered |
| Hon. Joel M. Flaum (06-CR-E) | 06/19/2006 | Criminal | Sealed Cases | Considered |
| Kelly Sweeney (06-BK-B) | 05/05/2006 | Bankruptcy | Modification to the Reaffirmation Agreement Form | Considered |
| Public Citizen Litigation Group (Paul A. Levy, Esq.) (06-CV-B) | 03/17/2006 | Civil | Electronic Acknowl. of Service | Considered |
| Hon. Paul Mannes (06-BK-A) | 03/16/2006 | Bankruptcy | Authorization of Corporations and Entities Involving Less Than $5000 Without Representation | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-A) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule Consistency with AEDPA; Rule 11 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-B) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 12 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-C) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 7 & 32.2 | Considered |
| United States Department of Justice (Benton J. Campbell) (06-CR-D) | 01/05/2006 | Criminal | Rule 41(b) | Considered |
| Professor Patrick J. Schiltz (05-CV-I) | 12/10/2005 | Civil | Rule 5 | Considered |
| Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (05-CV-H) | 11/22/2005 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. Michael M. Baylson (05-CR-F) | 11/02/2005 | Criminal | AEDPA/Habeas Petitions | Considered |
| Hon. Robert D. Martin (05-BK-D) | 11/01/2005 | Bankruptcy | Addressing Notices Pursuant to Rule 2002 | Considered |
| Nichlas P. Spallas (05-BK-C) | 10/03/2005 | Bankruptcy | Form for Reaffirmations, Surrender of Collateral under Chapter 13, and Lifting of Stay Upon Plan Confirmation | Considered |
| Committee on Federal Procedure of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Gregory K. Arenson, Esq.) (05-CV-G) | 09/26/2005 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. Samuel L. Bufford (05-BK-B) | 09/15/2005 | Bankruptcy | 4003(b) | Considered |
| John L. Runft, Esq. (05-CV-F) | 08/05/2005 | Civil | Motions in Limine | Considered |
| Hon. Sandra S. Beckwith (05-CV-E) | 07/13/2005 | Civil | Rule 56 – Discretion in ruling on motions for summary judgment | Considered |
| Gregory G. Skordas (05-CR-E) | 06/22/2005 | Criminal | Rule 17 (Crime Victims Rights Act) | Considered |
| George Brent Mickum IV, Esq. (05-CV-C) | 06/01/2005 | Civil | Rule 26 | Considered |
| Hon. Loretta A. Preska (05-CV-D) | 05/31/2005 | Civil | Rule 45 | Considered |
| Hon. Paul Mannes (05-BK-A) | 04/06/2005 | Bankruptcy | Representation of Corporations in "Small Claims" Cases | Considered |