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Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007

Robert Timothy Reagan

March 9, 2007

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 permits attorneys to cite to federal courts of appeals their unpublished opinions issued 2007 or later. Unpublished opinions issued before 2007 may be cited to the courts if permitted by the courts' local rules.

Trends in Summary Judgment Practice: 1975-2000

Joe S. Cecil, Rebecca N. Eyre, D. Dean P. Miletich, David Rindskopf

January 1, 2007

Report of a Federal Judicial Center study of summary judgment practice in six federal district courts during six time periods over twenty-five years (1975-2000), to determine whether summary judgment activity has increased over time and to what extent changes in summary judgment practice are due

The Hunt for Sealed Settlement Agreements

Robert Timothy Reagan

September 12, 2006

When a United States senator asked the federal judiciary to look into sealed settlement agreements, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee asked the Federal Judicial Center to undertake a research effort to discover how often settlement agreements are sealed in federal court and under what circumstan

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Second Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

September 7, 2006

The Federal Judicial Center has undertaken a long-term study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) on the resources of the federal courts.

Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice

Judicial Conduct and Disability Act Study Committee, Stephen G. Breyer, Sarah Evans Barker, Pasco M. Bowman II, D. Brock Hornby, Sally M. Rider, James H. Wilkinson III

September 1, 2006

The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 authorizes any person to file a complaint alleging that a federal judge has engaged in conduct "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts." The late Chief Justice William H.

Interim Progress Report on Class Action Fairness Act Study

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

May 22, 2006

This interim progress report on the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was presented to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on May 22, 2006.

Research on Appeals of Attorney-Fee and Merits Decisions (Fed R Civ P 58(c)(2)) as Presented to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in May 2006

Rebecca N. Eyre, Thomas E. Willging, Joe S. Cecil

May 1, 2006

In early 2006, the Federal Judicial Center examined the prevalence of the use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58(c)(2), and the circumstances under which appeals of judgments on the merits and decisions regarding attorney fees can occur at the same time.

Report of a Survey of Videoconferencing in the Courts of Appeals

Meghan A. Dunn, Rebecca Norwick

January 1, 2006

This report describes the ways in which videoconferencing is used in the courts of appeals.

Roundtable on the Use of Technology to Facilitate Appearances in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System

January 1, 2006

In August 2005, the Federal Judicial Center, at the request of and with assistance from the Subcommittee on Automation of the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System, held a program at which bankruptcy judges discussed the use of distance participation technol

Attorney Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation: What Difference Does It Make?

Shannon R. Wheatman, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 2006

This article presents a post-Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) discussion and analysis of data presented previously in An Empirical Examination of Attorneys' Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation

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Research Reports

Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007

Trends in Summary Judgment Practice: 1975-2000

The Hunt for Sealed Settlement Agreements

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Second Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice

Interim Progress Report on Class Action Fairness Act Study

Research on Appeals of Attorney-Fee and Merits Decisions (Fed R Civ P 58(c)(2)) as Presented to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in May 2006

Report of a Survey of Videoconferencing in the Courts of Appeals

Roundtable on the Use of Technology to Facilitate Appearances in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Attorney Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation: What Difference Does It Make?

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