COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

To carry on a continuous study of the operation and effect of

the general rules of practice and procedure.

Alicemarie H. Stotler D California (Central) 1998

Chairman

Frank W. Bullock, Jr. D North Carolina (Middle) 1999

Frank H. Easterbrook C Seventh Circuit 1997

Deputy Attorney General* DOJ Washington, DC Open Geoffrey Hazard ACAD Connecticut 1999

Phyllis A. Kravitch C Eleventh Circuit 1997

Gene W. Lafitte ESQ Louisiana 1998

James A. Parker D New Mexico 1999

Alan W. Perry ESQ Mississippi 1997

Sol Schreiber ESQ New York 1999

Morey L. Sear D Louisiana (Eastern) 1999

Alan C. Sundberg ESQ Florida 1998

E. Norman Veasey CJUST Supr.Ct., Delaware 1999

William R. Wilson, Jr. D Arkansas (Eastern) 1999

Daniel Coquillette ACAD Massachusetts Open Reporter

Secretary: Peter G. McCabe (202) 273-1800

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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James K. Logan C Tenth Circuit 1997

Chairman

Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. CJUST Supr.Ct., Louisiana 1997

Solicitor General* DOJ Washington, DC Open

Will L. Garwood C Fifth Circuit 1997

Alex Kozinski C Ninth Circuit 1997

Michael J. Meehan ESQ Arizona 1999

Diana Gribbon Motz C Fourth Circuit 1999

Luther Munford ESQ Mississippi 1998

John Charles Thomas ESQ Virginia 1997

Carol Ann Mooney ACAD Indiana Open

Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202-273-1820)

* Ex-officio

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Adrian G. Duplantier D Louisiana (Eastern) 1999

Chairman

R. Neal Batson ESQ Georgia 1999

Donald E. Cordova B Colorado 1997

A. Jay Cristol B Florida (Southern) 1998

Bernice Bouie Donald D Tennessee (Western) 1999

Robert W. Gettleman D Illinois (Northern) 1999

Kenneth N. Klee ESQ California 1998

Director, Commercial DOJ Washington, DC Open

Litigation Branch,

Civil Division*

Robert J. Kressel B Minnesota 1997

Eduardo C. Robreno D Pennsylvania (Eastern) 1999

Leonard M. Rosen ESQ New York 1999

A. Thomas Small B North Carolina (Eastern) 1999

Gerald K. Smith ESQ Arizona 1998

Henry J. Sommer ESQ Pennsylvania 1997

Charles Tabb ACAD Illinois 1998

Alan N. Resnick ACAD New York Open

Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

Paul V. Niemeyer C Fourth Circuit 1999

Chairman

John L. Carroll M Alabama (Middle) 1998

David S. Doty D Minnesota 1998

Christine M. Durham JUST Supr.Ct., Utah 1997

Francis H. Fox ESQ Massachusetts 1998

Asst. Attorney General* DOJ Washington, DC Open Civil Division

Mark Kasanin ESQ California 1998

David F. Levi D California (Eastern) 1997

Carol J. Hansen Posegate ESQ Illinois 1997

Lee H. Rosenthal D Texas (Southern) 1999

Thomas D. Rowe, Jr. ACAD North Carolina 1999

Anthony J. Scirica C Third Circuit 1998

C. Roger Vinson D Florida (Northern) 1999

Phillip A. Wittmann ESQ Louisiana 1998

Edward H. Cooper ACAD Michigan Open Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

D. Lowell Jensen D California (Northern) 1997

Chairman

Edward E. Carnes C Eleventh Circuit 1999

B. Waugh Crigler M Virginia (Western) 1997

W. Eugene Davis C Fifth Circuit 1998

David D. Dowd, Jr. D Ohio (Northern) 1999

Darryl W. Jackson ESQ Washington, DC 1997

Robert C. Josefsberg ESQ Florida 1997

Asst. Attorney General* DOJ Washington, DC Open Criminal Division

George M. Marovich D Illinois (Northern) 1998

Henry A. Martin FPD Tennessee (Middle) 1999

D. Brooks Smith D Pennsylvania (Western) 1999

Kate Stith ACAD Connecticut 1998

Daniel E. Wathen CJUST Supr.Ct., Maine 1997

David A. Schlueter ACAD Texas Open Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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Fern M. Smith D California (Northern) 1999

Chairman

Kenneth S. Broun ACAD North Carolina 1999

Ann K. Covington CJUST Supr.Ct., Missouri 1997

David S. Doty* D Minnesota 1998

David D. Dowd, Jr.* D Ohio (Northern) 1999

Counsel to Asst. Attorney DOJ Washington, DC Open

General, Criminal Division*

Gregory P. Joseph ESQ New York 1999

Fredric Kay FPD Arizona 1997

John M. Kobayashi ESQ Colorado 1997

David C. Norton D South Carolina 1999

James K. Robinson ESQ Michigan 1998

Milton I. Shadur D Illinois (Northern) 1998

Jerry E. Smith C Fifth Circuit 1997

James T. Turner CLAIMS Washington, DC 1999

Daniel J. Capra ACAD New York Open

Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

To carry on a continuous study of the operation and effect of

the general rules of practice and procedure.

Alicemarie H. Stotler D California (Central) 1998 Chair

Frank W. Bullock, Jr. D North Carolina (Middle) 1999 Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. ACAD Pennsylvania 1999 Eric H. Holder, Jr.* DOJ Washington, DC Open Phyllis A. Kravitch C Eleventh Circuit 2000 Gene W. Lafitte ESQ Louisiana 1998 Patrick F. McCartan ESQ Ohio 2000 James A. Parker D New Mexico 1999 Sol Schreiber ESQ NewYork 1999 Morey L. Sear D Louisiana (Eastern) 1999 Alan C. Sundberg ESQ Florida 1998 A. Wallace Tashima C Ninth Circuit 2000 E. Norman Veasey CJUST Supreme Court, Delaware 1999 William R. Wilson, Jr. D Arkansas (Eastern) 1999 Daniel Coquillette ACAD Massachusetts Open Reporter

Secretary: Peter G. McCabe (202) 273-1800

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES

Will L. Garwood C Fifth Circuit 2000

Chair

Samuel A. Alito, Jr. C Third Circuit 2000 Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. CJUST Supreme Court, Louisiana 2000 Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. D Louisiana (Eastern) 2000 Michael J. Meehan ESQ Arizona 1999 Carol Ann Mooney ACAD Indiana 2000 Diana Gribbon Motz C Fourth Circuit 1999 Luther T. Munford ESQ Mississippi 1998 John Charles Thomas ESQ Virginia 2000 Seth R Waxman* DOJ Washington, DC Open Patrick J. Schiltz ACAD Indiana Open Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202-273-1820)

* Ex-officio

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Adrian G. Duplantier D Louisiana (Eastern) 1999 Chair

R. Neal Batson ESQ Georgia 1999 Donald E. Cordova B Colorado 2000 A. Jay Cristol B Florida (Southern) 1998 Bernice Bouie Donald D Tennessee (Western) 1999 Robert W. Gettleman D Illinois (Northern) 1999 Kenneth N. Klee ACAD California 1998 J. Christopher Kohn* DOJ Washington, DC Open Robert J. Kressel B Minnesota 2000 Eduardo C. Robreno D Pennsylvania (Eastern) 1999 Leonard M. Rosen ESQ New York 1999 A. Thomas Small B North Carolina (Eastern) 1999 Gerald K. Smith ESQ Arizona 1998 Henry J. Sommer ESQ Pennsylvania 1998 Charles J. Tabb ACAD Illinois 1998 Alan N. Resnick ACAD New York Open Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

Fern M. Smith D California (Northern) 1999

Chair

Kenneth S. Broun ACAD North Carolina 1999

David S. Doty* D Minnesota 1998

David D. Dowd, Jr.* D Ohio (Northern) 1999

Gregory P. Joseph ESQ New York 1999

Fredric F. Kay FPD Arizona 2000

John M. Kobayashi ESQ Colorado 2000

David C. Norton D South Carolina 1999

James K. Robinson ACAD Michigan 1998

Milton I. Shadur D Illinois (Northern) 1998

Jerry E. Smith C Fifth Circuit 2000

James T. Turner CLAIMS District of Columbia 1999

Mary Frances Harkenrider* DOJ Washington, DC Open Daniel J. Capra ACAD New York Open Reporter

Staff: John K. Rabiej (202) 273-1820

* Ex-officio

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