ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES May 11, 2021 AGENDA Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules May 11, 2021 1. Opening Business A. Chair’s Remarks and Administrative Announcements (Oral Report) B. ACTION: Review and Approval of Minutes • Draft Minutes of the November 2, 2020 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules........................................15 C. Report of the Rules Committee Staff • Report on the January 2021 Meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure • Draft Minutes of the January 5, 2021 Meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ...............52 • Report on the March 2021 Session of the Judicial Conference of the United States • March 2021 Report of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to the Judicial Conference of the United States (appendices omitted) ............................80 • Rules and Projects Pending Before Congress, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Conference, and the Rules Committees • Chart Tracking Proposed Rules Amendments .................96 • Legislative Update • Legislation That Directly or Effectively Amends the Federal Rules (117th Congress) ...............................101 2. ACTION: Proposed Amendment to Rule 16 (for Final Approval) A. Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) .................................................107 B. Supporting Materials • Proposed Amendment to Rule 16 & Committee Note .................114 • Summary of Public Comments ....................................................128 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 2 of 271 3. ACTION: Proposed New Rule 62 (for Publication) A. Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) .................................................131 B. Supporting Materials • Proposed New Rule 62.................................................................138 • Proposed Committee Note ...........................................................145 • Reporters’ Memorandum to the Subcommittee Regarding 2254 and 2255 Rules (March 2, 2021) .........................................152 4. Report on April 13, 2021 Miniconference on Grand Jury Secrecy and Delay of Notification (Rule 6) • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................156 5. New Suggestion: Authority to Release Redacted Versions of Grand Jury-Related Judicial Decisions (Rule 6) • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................159 • Suggestion 21-CR-C ................................................................................160 6. New Suggestion: Authority to Excuse Grand Jurors Temporarily (Rule 16) • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................163 • Suggestion 21-CR-A (excerpted) .............................................................164 7. New Suggestions: Requiring Courts to Inform Prosecutors of Their Brady Obligations (Rule 16) • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................172 • Suggestion 21-CR-A (excerpted) .............................................................173 • Suggestion 21-CR-B ................................................................................185 8. New Suggestion: Closing Argument (Rule 29.1) • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................188 • Suggestion 20-CR-I .................................................................................189 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 3 of 271 9. New Suggestion: Plea of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity • Reporters’ Memorandum (April 21, 2021) ..............................................270 • Suggestion 21-CR-D ................................................................................271 10. Next Meeting: November 4, 2021 (San Diego, CA) Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 4 of 271 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES Chair Reporter Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge Professor Sara Sun Beale United States Court of Appeals Duke Law School Federal Building 210 Science Drive 200 East Liberty Street Durham, NC 27708-0360 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Associate Reporter Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203-1181 Members Honorable Timothy Burgess Honorable James C. Dever III United States District Court United States District Court Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Terry Sanford Federal Building 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 33 310 New Bern Avenue Anchorage, AK 99513-9513 Raleigh, NC 27601-1418 Professor Roger A. Fairfax Honorable Michael J. Garcia George Washington University Law School New York State Court of Appeals 2000 H Street, NW 20 Eagle Street Washington, DC 20052 Albany, NY 12207 Lisa Hay, Esq. Honorable Denise P. Hood Federal Public Defender United States District Court One Main Place Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 101 Southwest Main Street 231 West Lafayette Boulevard Portland, OR 97204 Detroit, MI 48226 Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin United States District Court United States District Court Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse Federico Degetau Federal Building 500 Pearl Street 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue New York, NY 10007-1312 San Juan, PR 00918-1767 Honorable Nicholas L. McQuaid Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen Acting Assistant Attorney General (ex United States Court of Appeals officio) Richard H. Chambers Court of United States Department of Justice Appeals Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 125 South Grand Avenue Washington, DC 20530-0001 Pasadena, CA 91105-1621 Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1 Revised: March 18, 2021 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 5 of 271 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES Members (continued) Catherine M. Recker, Esq. Susan M. Robinson, Esq. Welsh & Recker PC Thomas Combs & Spann PLLC 2000 Market Street P. O. Box 3824 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Charleston, WV 25338 Liaisons Honorable Jesse M. Furman (Standing) United States District Court Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street New York, NY 10007-1501 Clerk of Court Representative James N. Hatten Clerk United States District Court Richard B. Russell Federal Building 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3309 Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 2 Revised: March 18, 2021 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 6 of 271 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Members Position District/Circuit Start Date End Date Raymond M. Kethledge Member: 2013 ---- Chair C Sixth Circuit Chair: 2019 2022 Timothy Burgess D Alaska 2021 2023 North Carolina James C. Dever III D (Eastern) 2014 2021 Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. ACAD Washington, DC 2019 2022 Michael J. Garcia JUST New York 2018 2021 Lisa Hay FPD Oregon 2020 2022 Denise P. Hood D Michigan (Eastern) 2015 2021 Lewis A. Kaplan D New York (Southern) 2015 2021 Bruce J. McGiverin M Puerto Rico 2017 2023 Nicholas L. McQuaid* DOJ Washington, DC ---- Open Jacqueline H. Nguyen C Ninth Circuit 2019 2022 Catherine M. Recker ESQ Pennsylvania 2018 2021 Susan M. Robinson ESQ West Virginia 2018 2021 Sara Sun Beale Reporter ACAD North Carolina 2005 Open Nancy J. King Associate Reporter ACAD Tennessee 2007 Open Principal Staff: Julie Wilson 202-502-3678 __________ * Ex-officio - Acting Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 7 of 271 RULES COMMITTEE LIAISON MEMBERS Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Hon. Frank M. Hull Appellate Rules (Standing) Hon. Bernice B. Donald (Bankruptcy) Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr. Bankruptcy Rules (Standing) Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Peter D. Keisler, Esq. Civil Rules (Standing) Hon. Catherine P. McEwen (Bankruptcy) Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Hon. Jesse M. Furman Criminal Rules (Standing) Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Hon. James C. Dever III Evidence Rules (Criminal) Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl (Standing) Hon. Sara Lioi (Civil) Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1 Revised: March 18, 2021 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 8 of 271 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS Staff Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Office of General Counsel – Rules Committee Staff Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, NE, Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544 Julie Wilson, Esq. Brittany Bunting Acting Chief Counsel Administrative Analyst (Civil, Criminal, Standing) Bridget M. Healy, Esq. Shelly Cox Counsel Management Analyst (Appellate, Bankruptcy, Evidence) S. Scott Myers, Esq. Counsel (Bankruptcy, Standing) Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1 Revised: March 18, 2021 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 9 of 271 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER Staff Hon. John S. Cooke Director Federal Judicial Center Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, NE, Room 6-100 Washington, DC 20544 Laural L. Hooper, Esq. Marie Leary, Esq. Senior Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Criminal) (Appellate) S. Kenneth Lee, Esq. Dr. Emery G. Lee Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Bankruptcy) (Civil) Timothy T. Lau, Esq. Tim Reagan, Esq. Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Evidence) (Standing) Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1 Revised: March 18, 2021 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 10 of 271 TAB 1 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules | May 11, 2021 Page 11 of 271 TAB 1A Advisory Committee on Criminal