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Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) − Final Report

Emery G. Lee, Jason A. Cantone

November 1, 2022

This study presents findings related to the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) project in new civil cases initiated in district courts. The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.

COVID-19 and the U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Investigation

Roy P. Germano, Timothy T. Lau, Kristin A. Garri

October 29, 2022

This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jury-Trial Demands in Terminated Civil Cases, Fiscal Years 2010–2019

Kristin A. Garri, Emery G. Lee

June 15, 2022

This report summarizes findings on jury-trial demands from court electronic records for civil cases terminated in fiscal years 2010–2019.

Results of a Survey of U.S. District and Magistrate Judges: Use of Virtual Technology to Hold Court Proceedings

Carly E. Giffin, Rebecca N. Eyre

May 31, 2022

This report summarizes the responses to a survey conducted by the Federal Judicial Center in July 2021 to collect the experiences and insights of U.S.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) Consolidation, Appellate Finality, and Hall v. Hall

Emery G. Lee

May 12, 2022

This study examines the incidence of consolidated cases in the district courts with a focus on how often “original action final judgments” (OAFJs) create scenarios in which litigants may lose their appeal rights because of confusion about when to file a notice of appeal.

Federal Courts’ Electronic Filing by Pro Se Litigants

Tim Reagan, Carly E. Giffin, Roy P. Germano

May 10, 2022

We learned from several dozen federal clerks of court and members of their staffs that pro se litigants are sometimes able to file electronically using the federal courts’ Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, but many courts are hesitant to allow pro se filing in CM/ECF.

Electronic Filing Times in Federal Courts

Tim Reagan, Carly E. Giffin, Jessica L. Snowden, George W. Cort, Jana E. Laks, Roy P. Germano, Marie Leary, Saroja C. Koneru, Jasmine Elmasry, Nafeesah Attah, Rachel N. Palmer, Annmarie S. Khairalla, Danielle R. Rich

April 25, 2022

The Judicial Conference’s standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure requested research on electronic filing practices as it considered whether a filing should be made at some hour earlier than midnight on the day that it is due.

Study of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Wiretap Report

David E. Rauma, James B. Eaglin, Carly E. Giffin, Marvin L. Astrada

December 16, 2021

This report presents the findings from focus groups conducted with judiciary and nonjudiciary stakeholders on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts' Wiretap Report.

Federal and State Forum Preferences: A Survey of Attorneys in Recently Closed Diversity Jurisdiction Cases

Jason A. Cantone, Emery G. Lee

December 13, 2021

This report discusses findings related to surveyed attorneys in recently closed cases filed in or removed to federal court based on diversity of citizenship jurisdiction.

COVID-19 Focus Groups Summary: Themes and Highlights

Leeann W. Bass

December 10, 2021

This report outlines the common themes that emerged in challenges and solutions identified in focus groups with district court judges and clerks of court, bankruptcy court judges and clerks of court, and magistrate judges from November 2020 to February 2021.

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