Court Administrator John P. Mayer forwards additional materials and research of the Civil Justice Advisory Group for the Eastern District of Michigan to the Administrative Office. Materials include case statistics and advisory group meeting minutes from June 18, 1991.
Peter G. McCabe, John P. Mayer, Julian Abele Cook Jr., Clarence L. King Jr., James K. Robinson, James F. Henry, Robert L. Segar, Charles E. Hanger, Nancy G. Edmunds, Maura D. Corrigan
May 21, 1991
Court Administrator John P. Mayer forwards a series of memos and letters relating to the formation and actions of the Eastern District of Michigan Civil Justice Advisory Group to Peter G. McCabe of the Administrative Office.
Court order establishing the membership of the Eastern District of Michigan's Civil Justice Advisory Group, signed by Chief Judge Julian Abele Cook, Jr.
District Judge Avern Cohn writes to inform Administrative Office Director L. Ralph Mecham that Chief Judge Cook has asked him to monitor the Biden Bill's progress and asks to be kept in the loop regarding negotiations.
A discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the position of district court executive as implemented in the mid-1980s in five pilot courts. The paper focused on the patterns that emerged from a discussion by chief judges and executives of the pilot districts.
An examination of a mediation procedure used in the Eastern District of Michigan that was built on an existing mediation program developed by the Third Circuit in Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan. The report describes the procedure in both the federal district court and the state trial court.
A description of a rule adopted by the Eastern District of Michigan that permits a judge to refer diversity cases to a mediation panel and to impose certain costs as a penalty if a resulting trial does not improve on the award suggested by the panel.