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Form 4: Guidelines for Discovery, Motion Practice and Trial

January 1, 1988

Jury Service in Lengthy Civil Trials

Joe S. Cecil, Allan E. Lind, Gordon Bermant

January 1, 1987

A comparison of the demographic characteristics and trial experiences of jurors who served in lengthy civil trials with those of jurors who served in similar trials of shorter duration.

Summary Judgment Practice in Three District Courts

Joe S. Cecil, C. R. Douglas

January 1, 1987

A review of data indicating a decline in the percentage of cases disposed of by summary judgment from 1975 to 1986. The report also notes, however, a renewed interest in the use of this procedure, the standards for which have been clarified by several Supreme Court decisions.

Local Order: Partial Fee Payments by Indigent Inmates

Donald Eugene O'Brien, Harold Duane Vietor, David R. Hansen

May 21, 1986

Order establishing a partial payment plan for inmate litigants seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Local Order: Partial Fee Payments by Indigent Inmates

Donald Eugene O'Brien, Harold Duane Vietor, David R. Hansen

May 21, 1986

Order establishing a partial payment plan for inmate litigants seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Bench Book for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

January 1, 1986

An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths.

Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra

January 1, 1985

A brief analysis of the issue of equitable access to unpublished appellate decisions, based on an examination of the circuit courts' rules and practices regarding distribution and citation of unpublished dispositions.

Containing the Cost of Litigation

Denise Colliers, A. Leo Levin

January 1, 1985

A description of the increase in the cost of litigation from 1973 to 1983. The article discusses causes of the increase and describes steps taken by lawyers, corporate clients, and the judiciary to reduce litigation costs. Reprint of 37 Rutgers Law Review 219-252 (Winter 1985, Number 2)

Federal Judicial Center Staff Paper: District Court Implementation of Amended Civil Rule 16: A Report of New Local Rules

Nancy A. Weeks

April 1, 1984

Research on the local impacts of Federal Civil Rule 16(b)

The Influence of Rules Respecting Recovery of Attorneys' Fees on Settlement of Civil Cases

John E. Shapard

January 1, 1984

A theoretical economic analysis that compares the influence of five attorney fee rules on litigants' financial incentives: the American rule, the English rule, statutory provisions allowing recovery by prevailing plaintiffs, contingent fee arrangements, and an offer-of-judgment rule.

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Civil Litigation & Procedure

Form 4: Guidelines for Discovery, Motion Practice and Trial

Jury Service in Lengthy Civil Trials

Summary Judgment Practice in Three District Courts

Local Order: Partial Fee Payments by Indigent Inmates

Local Order: Partial Fee Payments by Indigent Inmates

Bench Book for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals

Containing the Cost of Litigation

Federal Judicial Center Staff Paper: District Court Implementation of Amended Civil Rule 16: A Report of New Local Rules

The Influence of Rules Respecting Recovery of Attorneys' Fees on Settlement of Civil Cases

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