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Verdict on America's Courts: High Costs, Undue Delay 'Should No Longer Be Tolerated'

Brookings Task Force on Civil Justice Reform

October 25, 1989

Press release summarizing the Brookings task force's findings on cost and delay in civil cases, and advertising an upcoming talk on the topic.

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges (Revised) [Superseded]

Alvin B. Rubin, Laura B. Bartell

January 1, 1989

A handbook dealing with problems and procedures in the areas of conduct, protocol, ethics, and court management; the various functions of related agencies; basic analysis of litigation; and general administrative matters that concern law clerks.

Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1989

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) allows the defense of "failure [of a complaint] to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States and its reporter, Pro

Patent Law and Practice [Superseded]

Herbert F. Schwartz

January 1, 1988

A monograph that provides an overview of this specialized area of the law. The author describes the steps followed in a patent application and discusses defenses to and remedies for patent infringement, providing examples from case law.

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

Benchbook 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.

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Civil Litigation & Procedure

Verdict on America's Courts: High Costs, Undue Delay 'Should No Longer Be Tolerated'

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges (Revised) [Superseded]

Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts

Patent Law and Practice [Superseded]

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

Benchbook for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

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