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Michael W. Leavitt
January 1, 1978

A description of the calendaring and assignment computer software system that the Center designed at the request of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The report includes suggestions for possible applications of that software.

January 1, 1978

A discussion of the use of staff attorneys in each circuit court, based on reports prepared by senior staff attorneys.

Raymond M. Taylor
January 1, 1977

This report to the Federal Judicial Center examined the methods and facilities available for legal research in the U.S. courts of appeals and U.S. district courts.

Jerry Goldman
January 1, 1977

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

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.

Denise Bonn
June 1, 1974

In 1975, the Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System, chaired by Senator Roman L. Hruska, recommended to the Congress, the President and Chief Justice of the United States that the geographical boundaries of the Fifth and Ninth Circuits be altered to create four circuits.

William B. Eldridge, Anthony Partridge
January 1, 1974

The report on a sentencing experiment that revealed substantial disparity in determining both the need for incarceration and the lengths of prison terms to be imposed. Matters of disparity and the effects of particular case characteristics are discussed.

James E. Langner, Steven Flanders
July 1, 1973

Appendix to the Comparative Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals.

James E. Langner, Steven Flanders
January 1, 1973

A description of procedures in six stages of the appellate process: notification, documentation, argumentation, decision, publication, and mandate.

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