A description of two calendaring procedures used by the Eastern District of North Carolina. The first involved civil cases, which are randomly assigned to judges who travel among the court's divisions to try the cases.

An examination of the calendaring system used by the Western District of Missouri to clear its criminal and civil dockets at regularly scheduled intervals.

An examination of the local rules federal district courts have developed in response to the 1983 amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, which calls for increased use of scheduling orders in managing caseloads. An appendix contains sample local rules from fifteen districts.

An outline of the general procedures and mechanics of effective civil and criminal docketing in the federal courts. It is designed for reference use by experienced docket clerks and as an aid in orienting and training new employees.