An analysis of federal and state statutes, decisions, and rules concerning the awarding or setting of attorneys' fees. The report focuses on four problem areas: valuation of legal services, division of fees among attorneys, contingent fee arrangements, and funding of public-interest litigation through fee awards.

The Courtran Project is a research and development project being undertaken by the Federal Judicial Center. The aim of this project is to investigate how technology, especially the introduction of computer systems, can be used to support the federal courts. This study analyzes several existing and planned Courtran applications in terms of the benefits delivered to the courts. Each of the applications discussed has had a significant impact by assisting in day-to-day court operations and managerial requirements, as  well as providing increased capabilities to satisfy the administrative and research needs of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Federal Judicial Center.

Reprint of article describing the judge's sentencing options in terms of the relationship between the formal sentence as imposed and the offender's subsequent treatment by the Parole Commission, the Bureau of Prisons, and the probation office. Examines policies and practices of agencies with postsentencing responsibility in terms of the policies' impact on the sentencing process. Reprint of 84 Federal Rules Decisions 175 (1980).

A comprehensive resource on the complex case law of prisoner litigation. All aspects of prisoner litigation─from filing and motion practice through trial and relief stages─are discussed.