Proposed Rules Amendments Published for Public Comment - August 2008.

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on the Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The proposed amendments, rules committee reports explaining the proposed changes, and other information are posted on the Judiciary's Federal Rulemaking web site at http://www.uscourts.gov/rules. The public comment period ends on February 17, 2009.