ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES Palm Beach, FL April 14-15, 2016 UTABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA ............................................................................................................................................. 7 TAB 1 OPENING BUSINESS A. Information Item: Status of Proposed Amendments to Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82 Approved by the Judicial Conference and Transmitted to the Supreme Court....................................................................................... 21 B. Information Item: Draft Minutes of the January 2016 Meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ....................................... 25 TAB 2 ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Draft Minutes of the November 2015 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules ............................................................................................................ 41 TAB 3 LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY ......................................................................................... 87 TAB 4 ACTION ITEMS: RULES FOR PUBLICATION A. RULE 23 A.1 Subcommittee Report ..................................................................... 95 • Proposed Amendments to Rule 23 ....................................... 96 A.2 Additional Materials • Notes of February 10, 2016 Conference Call .................... 115 • Notes of February 5, 2016 Conference Call ...................... 127 • Notes of January 29, 2016 Conference Call ...................... 133 • Notes of January 19, 2016 Conference Call ...................... 151 • Notes of November 23, 2015 Conference Call .................. 157 • Notes of November 16, 2015 Conference Call .................. 167 B. RULE 62 Reporter’s Memorandum ......................................................................... 181 • Proposed Amendments to Rule 62 ..................................... 182 C. RULE 5 Reporter’s Memorandum ......................................................................... 193 April 14-15, 2016 Page 3 of 680 • Proposed Amendments to Rule 5(d)(3) ............................. 195 • Proposed Amendments to Rule 5(b) .................................. 198 • Proposed Amendments to Rule 5(d)(1) ............................. 201 TAB 5 NEW AND CARRY-OVER PROPOSALS FOR STUDY A. Rule 5.2: Reporter’s Memorandum ......................................................... 207 B. Rule 30(b)(6): Reporter’s Memorandum (with Attachments) and Suggestion 16-CV-A ................................................................................... 215 C. Jury Demand on Removal, Rule 81(c)(3)(A): Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-A .................................................. 309 D. Pro Se Filing: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-EE ... 347 E. Pleading Rules and Forms: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-GG ............................................................................... 355 F. Rule 6(d): Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-HH ......... 361 G. Pro Se Electronic Filing: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-JJ.................................................................................. 367 H. Third Party Litigation Financing: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-KK ............................................................................... 373 I. Rule 4(e)(2) Service on U.S. Employees as Individuals: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-LL ............................................... 415 J. Mini-Discovery and Prompt Trial: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-NN ................................................................................ 421 K. Time Stamps, Seals, Access for Visually Impaired: Reporter’s Memorandum and Suggestion 15-CV-OO .............................................. 429 L. Civil Rule 58: Reporter’s Memorandum ................................................. 435 TAB 6 PILOT PROJECT SUBCOMMITTEE Subcommittee Report (with Exhibits) ................................................................... 441 • Exhibit 1: Email Regarding Discussion with Colorado Lawyers (February 24, 2016) .......................................................... 453 • Exhibit 2: Summary of Call with Arizona Judges and Lawyers Regarding Rule 26.1 (March 1, 2016) ............................. 459 • Exhibit 3: Proposed Revision to Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.1 ................... 469 April 14-15, 2016 Page 4 of 680 • Exhibit 4: Excerpt from Joint Project by IAALS and the American College of Trial Lawyers Recommending More Robust Initial Disclosures ................................................................ 477 • Exhibit 5: Memorandum to Hon. David Campbell from Derek Webb Regarding Rule 26(a) Disclosure Reform History (February 10, 2016) ............................................................ 483 • Exhibit 6: Memorandum to the Pilot Project Subcommittee from Hon. Paul W. Grimm Regarding Surveys on Initial Disclosures and Articles from 1997 Boston College Discovery Meeting .............................................................................................. 501 • Exhibit 7: Memorandum to Hon. David Campbell from Amelia Yowell Regarding State Initial Disclosure Models (December 13, 2015) ......................................................................... 509 • Exhibit 8: Donna Stienstra, Fed. Judicial Ctr., A Study of Civil Case Disposition Time in U.S. District Courts (May 2015) ........................................................................................ 641 April 14-15, 2016 Page 5 of 680 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK April 14-15, 2016 Page 6 of 680 AGENDA Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules April 14-15, 2016 1. Opening Business a. Status of Proposed Amendments to Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82 Approved by the Judicial Conference and Transmitted to the Supreme Court b. Report on the January 2016 Meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure 2. ACTION ITEM: Approve Minutes of the November 2015 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules 3. Legislative Activity 4. ACTION ITEMS: Rules Proposed for Publication a. Rule 23 b. Rule 62 c. Rule 5 5. ACTION ITEMS: New and Carry-Over Proposals for Study a. Rule 5.2: Redact Filed Documents (Bankruptcy Rules) b. 16-CV-A: Rule 30(b)(6) c. 15-CV-A: Jury Demand on Removal, Rule 81(c)(3)(A) d. 15-CV-EE: Pro-se Filing and More e. 15-CV-GG: Pleading Rules and Forms f. 15-CV-HH: Rule 6(d): “Making” Disclosures g. 15-CV-JJ: Pro-se e-Filing h. 15-CV-KK: Third Party Litigation Financing i. 15-CV-LL: Rule 4(e)(2) Service on U.S. Employees as Individuals j. 15-CV-NN: Mini-Discovery and Prompt Trial k. 15-CV-OO: Time Stamps, Seals, Access for Visually Impaired l. Civil Rule 58: Judge Pratter 6. ACTION ITEM: Pilot Projects Subcommittee Report April 14-15, 2016 Page 7 of 680 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK April 14-15, 2016 Page 8 of 680 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Honorable John D. Bates United States District Court E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 4114 Washington, DC 20001 Reporter, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Professor Edward H. Cooper University of Michigan Law School 312 Hutchins Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 Associate Reporter, Advisory Committee Professor Richard L. Marcus on Civil Rules University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4978 Members, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules John M. Barkett, Esq. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. 3200 Miami Center 201 S. Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida 33131 Elizabeth Cabraser, Esq. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street - Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Honorable Robert Michael Dow, Jr. United States District Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 1978 Chicago, IL 60604 Honorable Joan N. Ericksen United States District Court United States Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street, Room 12W Minneapolis, MN 55415 Parker C. Folse, Esq. Susman Godfrey LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, WA 98101 Effective: October 1, 2015 Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Page 1 Revised: October 16, 2015 April 14-15, 2016 Page 9 of 680 Members, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Dean Robert H. Klonoff (cont’d) Dean & Professor of Law Lewis & Clark Law School 10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR 97219-7799 Honorable Scott M. Matheson, Jr. United States Court of Appeals Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building 125 South State Street, Room 5402 Salt Lake City, UT 84138 Honorable Benjamin C. Mizer Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice Civil Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. – Room 3141 Washington, DC 20530 Honorable Brian Morris United States District Court Missouri River Courthouse 125 Central Avenue West, Suite 301 Great Falls, MT 59404 Honorable David E. Nahmias Supreme Court of Georgia Room 512, State Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr. United States District Court Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse 801 West Superior Avenue, Room 19A Cleveland, OH 44113 Honorable Gene E. K. Pratter United States District Court James A. Byrne United States Courthouse 601 Market Street, Room 10613 Philadelphia, PA 19106-1797 Virginia A. Seitz, Esq. Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington DC 20005 Honorable Craig B. Shaffer United States District Court Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse 901 19th Street, 4th Floor Denver, CO 80294 Effective: October 1, 2015 Advisory Committee on Civil