Public Statements for the Litigation Community

• October 10, 2012 Public Statement Regarding the Video Visitation Policy of the D.C. Department of Corrections
• December 8, 2010 Statement Opposing the Mayor's Recommendation to Cut $1.7 Million in Civil Legal Services.
• April 28, 2010 Statement opposing the Mayor's recommendation to cut $1 million in civil legal services and loan forgiveness.
• July 28, 2009 Statement opposing the Mayor's recommendation to cut $1.8 million in civil legal services and loan forgiveness.
• April 23, 2009 Statement About the Appointment of Judges to the D.C. Federal Bench.
• August 7, 2008 Comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) about proposed standards requiring disclosure of loss contingencies arising from pending or threatened litigation.
• October 1, 2007 Statement on the Mediation of Civil Actions by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
• January 18, 2006 Cosponsor statement by the District of Columbia Affairs Section regarding Congressional Voting Rights for Residents of the District of Columbia.
• February 20, 2001 Proposed Amendments to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 4(A)(7) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
• December 22, 2000 Statement opposing the proposal of the D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community requiring mandatory use of recycled paper for court filings in the District of Columbia and supporting electronic filing as an alternative.
• April 6, 1999 Statement on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• September 30, 1998 Statement concerning the need for nomination and confirmation of Federal judges. **
• August 6, 1996 Comments in a letter to John W. Hill Jr., Executive Director, D.C. Financial Authority and Dr. Franklin L. Smith, Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools, regarding proposed Legal Assistance to the D.C. Financial Authority and the D.C. Public Schools.**
• February 27, 1996 Comments to the Hon. Peter G. McCabe, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, regarding proposed Amendments to Rules 26(c), 47(a) and 48 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• January 30, 1995 Comments by the Litigation Community and the Courts, Lawyers and the Administration of Justice Community regarding proposed amendments to the Superior Court Rules.
• May 24, 1994 Comments on the proposed amendments to Local Rule 107 for the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia.
• June 11, 1993 Comments to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration of the House Judiciary Committee on the proposed Disclosure Amendments to Rule 26(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• April 15, 1993 Comments on the draft report of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
• February 10, 1993 Memorandum to the Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court: Comments on proposed "Disclosure" Amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(A)(1).
• August 21, 1992 Comments regarding proposed statement to the Judicial Conference of the United States on the proposed Disclosure Amendment to Rule 26(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• July 13, 1987 Proposed comments on the initial report of the District of Columbia Superior Court Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
• October 28, 1985 Comments on proposed changes to the local rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• June 10, 1985 Report on civil discovery abuse and the implementation of sanctions for discovery abuse under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. **
• February 14, 1985 Two letters addressed to the Honorable Wilhelmina Rolark, Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the D.C. City Council, in support of the D.C. Superior Court's Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Program. **
• September 5, 1984 Comments concerning the proposed District of Columbia Court of Appeals Rules.
• April 9, 1984 Comments on proposed amendments to Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
• February 9, 1984 Comments on August 1983 proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• December 9, 1983 Comments concerning proposed Rule 43(c)(5) of the Superior Court Criminal Rules (Presence of Defendant).
• September 20, 1983 Comment on H.R., 3920, a bill to authorize the D.C. Council to enact any act relating to the organization, jurisdiction and rules of the Landlord Tenant Branch in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court.
• September 9, 1983 Comments on proposed amendments to Rule 46-I(c)(3), Admission of Attorneys by Motion. 

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