07/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/31/2024 07:11
Judicial Conference of the United States.
Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Evidence Rules; notice of proposed amendments and open hearings.
All written comments and suggestions with respect to the proposed amendments may be submitted on or after the opening of the period for public comment on August 15, 2024, but no later than February 17, 2025.
Written comments must be submitted electronically, following the instructions provided on the website. Comments will be posted on the website and available to the public.
Public hearings either virtually or in person are scheduled on the proposed amendments as follows:
Those wishing to testify must contact the Secretary of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure by email at: [email protected], at least 30 days before the hearing.
H. Thomas Byron III, Esq., Chief Counsel, Rules Committee Staff, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7-300, Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202) 502-1820, [email protected].
The Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the following rules:
The text of the proposals will be posted August 15, 2024, on the Judiciary's website at: https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment.
(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)