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Data from Middle Ground Districts (Memorandum)

Thomas E. Willging

February 23, 1998

Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules identifying two districts, the Northern District of Alabama and the Central District of California, as examples of "the 'middle ground' between current requirements and abolition of disclosure requirements."

Numerical and Durational Limitations on Discovery Events as Adopted in Federal Local Rules and State Practices

Marie Leary

February 1, 1998

Conducted at the request of Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, the report describes the local rules or practices in all ninety-four federal districts regarding numerical limitations on interrogatories and depositions and durational limits on depositions.

Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions: Five Case Studies

Jay Tidmarsh

January 1, 1998

This report by Professor Jay Tidmarsh of Notre Dame Law School examines five cases in which Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has been used to achieve a settlement of a mass tort controversy.

Use of Expert Testimony, Specialized Decision Makers, and Case-Management Innovations in the National Vaccine Compensation Program

Carol E. Drew, D. Dean P. Miletich, Molly Johnson

January 1, 1998

A report on the Center's study of the vaccine injury program. The report examines why the program was created, its implementation, the filing and termination rates over its course, and participants' views of the program.

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

January 1, 1998

A description of the study the Center undertook at the committee's request to examine the congressionally mandated pilot fee-waiver program in six districts.

Mediation in Bankruptcy, the Federal Judicial Center Survey of Mediation Participants: Report to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Robert J. Niemic

January 1, 1998

At its March 1997 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules asked the Federal Judicial Center to undertake this survey to inform the committee's preliminary look at whether there is a need for national bankruptcy rules to govern mediation.

Durational Limits on Depositions

Thomas E. Willging

December 22, 1997

Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Subcommittee on Discovery of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules assisting review of a proposal to limit the length of depositions. Findings were based on data gathered from counsel surveyed on duration of depositions in 1,000 closed civil cases.

Developing the Federal Judicial Television Network: A Preliminary Report

Gordon Bermant

September 1, 1997

This report describes the purpose, aspirations, and components of the Federal Judicial Television Network (FJTN), which will reach judges and court staff members with a range of essential educational programs and other communications.

Standards of Attorney Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures: A Study of the Federal District Courts

Marie Leary

June 1, 1997

The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules and Practice and Procedure studied the effect of having multiple standards of professional conduct for attorneys practicing in the federal district courts.

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded]

Donna J. Stienstra

March 28, 1997

Updates the March 22, 1996 report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26. Tables describe courts' local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans by indicating which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect.

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Research Reports

Data from Middle Ground Districts (Memorandum)

Numerical and Durational Limitations on Discovery Events as Adopted in Federal Local Rules and State Practices

Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions: Five Case Studies

Use of Expert Testimony, Specialized Decision Makers, and Case-Management Innovations in the National Vaccine Compensation Program

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Mediation in Bankruptcy, the Federal Judicial Center Survey of Mediation Participants: Report to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Durational Limits on Depositions

Developing the Federal Judicial Television Network: A Preliminary Report

Standards of Attorney Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures: A Study of the Federal District Courts

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded]

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