The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedures has published the following for public comment:
Bankruptcy Restyled Rules Parts I and II; Rules 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3002, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3017.2 (new), 3018, 3019, 5005, 7004, and 8023; and Official Forms 101, 122B, 201, 309E-1, 309E-2, 309F-1, 309F-2, 314, 315, and 425A.

Changes involve the restyling (with no change in substance) of Parts I and II of the Bankruptcy Rules as well as amendments to certain other rules, primarily made in response to enactment of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.

The proposed amendments and the advisory committees’ reports explaining the proposed changes to appellate, bankruptcy, civil and criminal rules are posted on the Judiciary’s website. The public comment period closes on February 16, 2021.