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gap report

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A quick definition of gap report:

A gap report is a document that explains any changes made to a proposed rule after it was published for public comment. It is used in federal court rules to fill in the gaps in the public record and show why changes were made. The report is created by advisory committees for different types of rules, such as appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence rules. It is not an acronym and is sometimes written in capital letters.

A more thorough explanation:

A gap report is a document that explains any changes made by an advisory committee in the language of a proposed amendment to a procedural rule after its publication for comment. The report is created during the making of federal court rules.

Before the early 1980s, there were complaints that the public record did not show why changes were made after the public-comment period. To fill in the "gaps" in the record, the five advisory committees (for appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence rules) began filing gap reports.

For example, if a proposed amendment to a procedural rule was published for comment and received feedback from the public, the advisory committee may make changes to the language of the amendment based on that feedback. The gap report would explain what changes were made and why.

Overall, gap reports help ensure transparency and accountability in the process of creating federal court rules.

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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
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Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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