Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

160 organizations filed 174 public comments on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, at the USC. The comment window closed 4543d ago.

Abstract

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Appendix of Forms, and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. On August 15, 2013, the public comment period opens for the proposed amendments to Civil Rules 1, 4, 6, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 55, 84, and Appendix of Forms. The public comment period closes on February 15, 2014.

Commenters (160)

• American Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  5 filings · confidence 85%
• Association of Corporate Counseltrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• Alliance for Justicetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Federal Magistrate Judges Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Google LLCunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Idaho Trial Lawyer's Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counseltrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Pfizer Inc.unverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• West Virginia Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• 12 House Judiciary Committee Democratic Memberstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• AARP Foundation Litigationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Acushnet Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Addleton Ltd Co.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Alabama Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Alliance Defending Freedomtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Allstate Insurance Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• American Council of Life Insurerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Health Information Management Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountantstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Intellectual Property Law Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Medical Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Arkansas Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arkema Incunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of Southern California Defense Counseltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Aviation Section of the American Association of Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Bayer Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Boston Scientific Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Boyle Brasher LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• BP America Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Burns White LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Cardinal Health Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Civil Justice Association of Californiatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Civil Rights Section of American Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Class Action Litigation Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Committee on Civil Litigation of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New Yorktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Committee on Federal Courtstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Consumer Data Industry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Contech Engineered Solutions LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Council of State Trial Lawyer Presidents/AAJtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Disability Rights Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• DISH Network Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Dow Corning Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Electronic Discovery Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Eli Lilly and Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLPunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Employment/Civil Rights Committee for the Wisconsin Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Farmers Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Federal Bar Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counseltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Fletcher & Sippel LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Florida Justice Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Project Directors' Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ford Motor Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Georgia Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Hall & Evans LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Hewlett-Packard Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counseltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Illinois Central Railroad Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Illinois Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Inc. & Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolasunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Institute for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Intellectual Property Owners Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Iowa Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• K&G Law Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Lawtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Legal Aid Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbiatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Liberty University School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Lightfoot Franklin White LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Lipper & Co LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Local Rules Advisory Committee for the District of Idahotrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Los Angeles County Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Antitrust & Unfair Business Practices Sectiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Louisiana Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Maine Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Maryland Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Microsoft Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Minnesota Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mississippi Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Morgan Verkamp LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Association of Consumer Advocatestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Electrical Distributorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Court Reporters Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Nevada Justice Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Jersey Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Sectiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Norfolk Southern Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Northeastern University School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Ohio Alliance for Civil Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ohio Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Oklahoma Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Anadarko Petroleum Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• on behalf of Federal Bar Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Liability Reform Coalition of Washingtontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Maryland Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of National Employment Lawyers Association / New Yorktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the American Insurance Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industrytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the California Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Colorado Civil Justice Leaguetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Federal Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Financial Services Institute and its members.trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Florida Justice Reform Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the General Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• on behalf of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New Yorktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Tennessee Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Verizon Communications Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• on behalf of Vulcan Materials Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• on behalf of Wells Fargo & Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Oregon Liability Reform Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pennsylvania Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Philadelphia Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Polaris Industries Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Pro. Corp.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Property Casualty Insurers Association Of Americatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Railroad Law Litigation Section of American Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Republican Trial Lawyers Caucustrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Rhode Island Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Seattle University School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• SmithAmundsen LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courtstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Sullivan Law LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tennessee Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tennessee Bar Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tennessee Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Civil Justice Leaguetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Chubb Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Law Firm of Wm. Faber Ltd.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The National Association of Shareholder & Consumer Attorneystrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Steering Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courtstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tooher Wocl & Leydon LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Turkheimer & Hadden LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• U.S. Chamber Inst. for Legal Reformtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Union Pacificunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Californiaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Houston Law Center; Elizabeth M. Schneiderunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Pennsylvania Law Schoolunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Utah Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Civil Rules of Proceduretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Virginia Trial Lawyer's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Vodafone US Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Washington & Lee University School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Washington Legal Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Washington State Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Weyerhaeuser Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Wisconsin Association for Justicetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%