Amendments Approved by the Judicial Conference - Pending Supreme Court Review

• On October 9, 2015, the following were transmitted to the Supreme Court:
  • Proposed amendments to Appellate Rules 4, 5, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 29, 32, 35, and 40, and Forms 1, 5, and 6, and proposed new Form 7;
  • Proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Rules 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002.1, 9006(f), and new Rule 1012;
  • Proposed amendments to Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82; and
  • Proposed amendments to Criminal Rules 4, 41, and 45.
  The materials transmitted to the Court on October 9, 2015 are available here.
  
  
• On October 29, 2015, the following were transmitted to the Supreme Court as a supplement to the proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Rules:
  • Proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Rules 7008, 7012, 7016, 9027, and 9033 (known as the “Stern Amendments”).
  The supplemental materials transmitted to the Court on October 29, 2015 are available here.

Amendments Adopted by the Supreme Court - Pending Congressional Review

The following rules were adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 29, 2015:

• Bankruptcy Rule 1007
• Civil Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, and 55, and abrogation of Rule 84 and the Appendix of Forms

Pending Amendments to the Civil Rules (Redline)

The rules, orders adopting the rules, and letters of transmittal are available on the website of the Supreme Court of the United States. The entire package of materials transmitted to Congress is available here.