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 |
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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 |
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-CV-I) | 07/12/2022 | Civil | Rule 45 | Pending consideration |
Hon. Catherine McEwen (22-BK-G) | 07/12/2022 | Bankruptcy | Rule 9016 | 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 |