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Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States

Charles W. Nihan

January 1, 1978

Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study

Richard L. Deal & Associates Inc.

January 1, 1978

This study was conducted in order to develop a projection of the Federal Judicial Center Courtran II data communications requirements and to determine the most cost effective way to meet those requirements. The study looked forward from 1978 to 1983.

Staff Report and Recommendations to the Board of the FJC on the Federal Court Library System

Edward C. Good, Alice L. O'Donnell

January 1, 1978

Data Analysis at the Federal Judicial Center

C.M. Leinwand Associates

January 1, 1977

This report to the Federal Judicial Center looks at problems related to the collection and analysis of data that were encountered during the Center's first 10 years of existence.

Decisions Construing the Judicial Disqualification Statute

Francine Tilewick

January 1, 1977

A brief analysis of the judicial disqualification statute, 28 U.S.C. Section 455, with an index and annotations of reported decisions construing the statute.

Progress Report on Phase I: A Project to Develop a Predictive System for the Allocation of Judges

Institute for Law and Social Research

January 1, 1977

Appellate Court Case Weights Project

Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial Center Research Division

January 1, 1977

An attempt to develop estimates of relative workload in the courts of appeals without detailed timekeeping by judges. Judges estimated the relative workload associated with various appeal types, and their estimates were used to calculate case weights.

Recommended Procedures for Handling Prisoner Civil Rights Cases in the Federal Courts

January 1, 1977

A report on the role of the federal courts in handling "conditions of confinement" complaints by both state and federal prisoners, with emphasis on state cases brought under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.

Role of the Judge in the Settlement Process

Alvin B. Rubin, Hubert Louis Will, Robert Reynold Merhige Jr.

January 1, 1977

An analysis of some judicial techniques that help maximize the possibility of freely negotiated settlements. Reprinted in 75 Federal Rules Decisions 203

An Evaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan: An Experiment in Judicial Administration

Jerry Goldman

January 1, 1977

An evaluation of the first experimental operation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan (CAMP) of the Second Circuit.

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Research Reports

Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States

Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study

Staff Report and Recommendations to the Board of the FJC on the Federal Court Library System

Data Analysis at the Federal Judicial Center

Decisions Construing the Judicial Disqualification Statute

Progress Report on Phase I: A Project to Develop a Predictive System for the Allocation of Judges

Appellate Court Case Weights Project

Recommended Procedures for Handling Prisoner Civil Rights Cases in the Federal Courts

Role of the Judge in the Settlement Process

An Evaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan: An Experiment in Judicial Administration

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