Judicial Conference of the United States November 1, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to the following rules: Appellate Rules: 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28.1, 30, 31, 39, 40, 41 and new Rule 12.1; Bankruptcy Rules: 1007, 1011, 1019, 1020, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2007.2, 2008, 2015, 2015.1, 2015.2, 2015.3, 2016, 3001, 3015, 3017, 3019, 3020, 4001, 4002, 4004, 4008, 6003, 6006, 6007, 7004, 7012, 7052, 8001, 8002, 8003, 8006, 8009, 8015, 8017, 9006, 9021, 9027, 9033, and new Rules 1017.1 and 7058, revisions to Official Form 8, and new Official Form 27; Civil Rules: 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 27, 32, 38, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71.1, 72, 81, Supplemental Rules B, C, and G, and Illustrative Civil Forms 3, 4, 60, and new Rule 62.1; and Criminal Rules: 5.1, 7, 12.1, 12.3, 29, 32, 32.2, 33, 34, 35, 41, 45, 47, 58, 59, Rule 8 of the Rules Governing Sec. 2254 Cases and Rule 8 of the Rules Governing Sec. 2255 Proceedings, and Rule 11 and new Rule 12 of the Rules Governing Sec. 2254 Cases, and Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Sec. 2255 Proceedings. The text of the proposed rules amendments and new rules and the accompanying Committee Notes can be found at the United States Federal Courts' Home Page at https://www.uscourts.gov/rules. The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure submits these proposed rules amendments and new rules for public comment. All comments and suggestions with respect to them must be placed in the hands of the Secretary as soon as convenient and, in any event, not later than February 15, 2008. All written comments on the proposed rule amendments can be sent by one of the following three ways: By overnight mail to Peter G. McCabe, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, DC 20544; by electronic mail at Rules Comments@ao.uscourts.gov; or by facsimile to Peter G. McCabe at (202) 502-1766. In accordance with established procedures all comments submitted on the proposed amendments are available to public inspection. Public hearings are scheduled to be held on the amendments to: Appellate Rules in Pasadena, California, on January 16, 2008, and in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 1, 2008; Bankruptcy Rules in Pasadena, California, on January 16, 2008, and in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2008; Civil Rules in Pasadena, California, on January 16, 2008, and in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2008; and Criminal Rules in Pasadena, California, on January 16, 2008, and in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2008.