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Preliminary Draft of Proposed Amendments Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure

“On August 15, 2014, the public comment period opens for proposed amendments to:

  • Appellate Rules 4, 5, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28.1, 29, 32, 35, and 40, and Forms 1, 5, 6, and New Form 7;
  • Bankruptcy Rules 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002, 3002.1, 3007, 3012, 3015, 4003, 5009, 7001, 9006, and 9009, and New Rule 1012, and Official Forms 11A, 11B, 106J, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206Sum, 206A/B, 206D, 206E/F, 206G, 206H, 207, 309A, 309B, 309C, 309D, 309E, 309F, 309G, 309H, 309I, 312, 313, 314, 315, 401, 410, 410A, 410S1, 410S2, 416A, 416B, 416D, 424, and Instructions, and new Official Forms 106J-2 and 113;
  • Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82; and
  • Criminal Rules 4, 41, and 45.
  • The public comment period closes on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 11:59 p.m.”
  • See this section and following – Authority to Issue a Warrant. At the request of a
    4 federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the
    5 government:
    6 * * * * *
    7 (6) a magistrate judge with authority in any district
    8 where activities related to a crime may have
    9 occurred has authority to issue a warrant to use
    10 remote access to search electronic storage media
    11 and to seize or copy electronically stored
    12 information located within or outside that district
    13 if:
    14 (A) the district where the media or information
    15 is located has been concealed through
    16 technological means; or
    338 of 372 FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11
    17 (B) in an investigation of a violation of
    18 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5), the media are
    19 protected computers that have been
    20 damaged without authorization and are
    21 located in five or more districts.”

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