LCJ remains active in filing comments, testimony and analysis on proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Since our founding, we have consistently been featured as a key voice in rules discussions and provided valuable input as to how to best amend proposals to suit the needs of the civil justice system. 
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• LCJ Comment to Sedona Conference on Commentary on Rule 34 and Rule 45, "Possession, Custody or Control" - June 15, 2015
• LCJ Comment, In Support of Proposed Rule 37(e) and the Duke Package of Amendments - May 22, 2014
• LCJ Supplementary Public Comment to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules – An Imperative to Act: The Public Comments Demonstrate the Need to reform the Discovery Rules to Achieve a Meaningful Reduction in the Costs and Burdens of Discovery – February 3, 2014

• LCJ Public Comment to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules – Reducing the Costs and Burdens of Modern Discovery: Why The Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are Urgently Needed (With a Few Important Improvements) – August 30, 2013 

• LCJ Comment, FRCP Rule 45 - January 5, 2012

• LCJ Comment, The Time is Now: The Urgent Need for E-Discovery Reforms - October 31, 2011
• LCJ Comment, A Prescription for Stronger Discovery Medicine - August 18, 2011
• LCJ Comment, Preservation: Moving the Paradigm to Rule Text -  April 1, 2011
• LCJ Comment, Rule 45 - March 30, 2011
• LCJ Comment, Preservation Moving the Paradigm - November 10, 2010
• LCJ Comment, A Prescription for Stronger Medicine - September 1, 2010
• LCJ Comment, Supplementing White Paper - June 8, 2010
• WHITE PAPER: Reshaping the Rules of Civil Procedure for the 21st Century- The Need for Clear, Concise, and Meaningful Amendments to Key Rules of Civil Procedure - Submitted to the Conference on Civil Litigation Duke Law School, May 2, 2010

comments in favor of proposed changes

COMMENTS Opposed to PROPOSED CHANGES

PUBLIC HEARINGS MATERIALS

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