Judicial Conference of the United States 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure has added one additional day. The meeting will be held on March 8-10, 2006. The tree-day meeting will start each day at 8:30 a.m., and will be held at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Ridge Road, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [Original notice of the meeting appeared in the Federal Register of September 13, 2005.]

The public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, scheduled for October 26, 2005, in San Francisco, California, has been canceled. [Original notice of hearing appeared in the Federal Register of July 14, 2005.]

The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

The Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

The Advisory Committees on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure have proposed new rules and amendments to the following rules: Appellate Rule: 25; Bankruptcy Rules: 1014, 3001, 3007, 4001, 6006, 7007.1, and new Rules 6003, 9005.1, and 9037; Civil Rule: New Rule 5.2, and Illustrative Forms; and Criminal Rules: 11, 32, 35, 45, and new Rule 49.1. Public hearings are scheduled to be held on the amendments to: Appellate Rules in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 9, 2006; Bankruptcy Rules in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 9, 2006; Civil Rules in Chicago, Illinois, on November 18, 2005; and in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2005; and Criminal Rules in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 9, 2006. Those wishing to testify should contact the Secretary at the address below in writing at least 30 days before the hearing. All written comments and suggestions with respect to the proposed amendments and new rules must be placed in the hands of the Secretary as soon as convenient and not later than February 15, 2006. They can be sent by one of the following three ways: by 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 https:// www.uscourts.gov/rules; or by facsimile to Peter G. McCabe at (202) 502-1766. In accordance with established procedures all comments submitted are available for public inspection. The text of the proposed rules amendments and the accompanying Committee Notes can be found at the United States Federal Courts' Home page at https://www.uscourts.gov/rules.

The Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

The Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

The Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure will hold a one-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

The Committee on Rules and Practice and Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.

Four public hearings on proposed rules amendments have been canceled and one public hearing has been extended for a second day. The following public hearings on proposed rules amendments have been canceled: Evidence Rules in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 27, 2005; Bankruptcy Rules in Washington, DC., on February 3, 2005; and in San Francisco, California, on February 7, 2005; and Criminal Rules in Washington, DC., on February 4, 2005. The following public hearing on proposed rules amendments has been extended for a second day: The public hearing on proposed amendments to the Civil Rules, in Washington, DC., has been extended one additional day. The hearings will be held on February 11 and 12, 2005. The hearings on each day will be held at 8:30 a.m., in the Judicial Conference Center of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE. [Original notice of all five hearings appeared in the Federal Register of September 13, 2004.]