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Survey on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Molly Johnson, Gregory A. Mahin, Robert J. Niemic

March 13, 1996

A report of the results of a Center survey of participants in the bankruptcy system concerning their views of the Bankruptcy Rules and related forms.

Empirical Study of Class Actions in Four Federal District Courts: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Thomas E. Willging, Laural L. Hooper, Robert J. Niemic

March 13, 1996

A study conducted by the Center to provide the Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Civil Rules with systematic, empirical information about how Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 operates.

Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation with Special Emphasis on the Prison Litigation Reform Act

January 1, 1996

A resource for federal judges, pro se law clerks, and others in the courts who manage prisoner pro se litigation. The guide builds on an earlier Center report, Recommended Procedures for Handling Prisoner Civil Rights Cases in the Federal Courts (rev.

Analysis of Table Depicting Eligibility Requirements For, and Restrictions on, Practice Before the Federal District Courts

Marie Leary

November 1, 1995

Presents the analysis of the table that depicts the current rule and any restrictions for all ninty-four district courts regarding eligibility to practice before the court.

An Analysis of Disposition Times for Capital Habeas Corpus Petitions

Scott A. Gilbert, Patricia A. Lombard

September 1, 1995

Report to the Conference of Chief Circuit Judges and Circuit Executives regarding the disposition times of capital habeas petitions in both federal district and appellate courts.

FJC Directions, No. 8: Reports from the First National Mass Tort Conference

William W Schwarzer, Genevra Kay Loveland, Thomas R. Phillips

July 1, 1995

Four articles in this issue of FJC Directions are devoted to the November 1994 conference at which more than 175 federal and state judges gathered to analyze techniques for managing mass tort litigation. In this issue of FJC Directions:

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Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded]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 24, 1995

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.

Implementation of Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 by United States Bankruptcy Courts [Superseded]

Naomi Medvin, Elizabeth C. Wiggins, F. James Kearney

March 8, 1995

District-by-district summary and chart of local rules or orders adopted by U.S. Bankruptcy courts responding to 1993 amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26. Also summarizes other discovery-related requirements and patterns found in courts' responses to amendments.

Appendix II to the Civil Justice Reform Act Report of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Report to Congress, December 1, 1994

March 1, 1995

Prepared by the Federal Judicial Center with assistance from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Preliminary Report on Time Study Class Action Cases