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Deciding Cases Without Argument: A Description of Procedures in the Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra, Joe S. Cecil

January 1, 1985

A report on procedures and standards used by the courts of appeals in the 1980s for deciding cases without oral argument. The authors discuss the responses of clerks of court to a survey on court practices and present statistical information along with a review of relevant local rules.

Appeals Without Briefs: Evaluation of an Appeals Expediting Program in the Ninth Circuit

John E. Shapard

January 1, 1984

An investigation of problems encountered by the Ninth Circuit in its Appeals Without Briefs (AWB) Program, which was designed to expedite the disposition of civil appeals presenting comparatively straightforward issues.

Administering the Federal Judicial Circuits: A Survey of Chief Judges' Approaches and Procedures

Charles W. Nihan, Russell R. Wheeler

January 1, 1982

A description of how chief judges of the federal appellate courts discharged their administrative responsibilities in the early 1980s, based on interviews with chief judges, circuit executives, and other court personnel.

The Cases of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Carroll Seron, Gordon Bermant, Patricia A. Lombard

January 1, 1982

An examination of the relative judicial and administrative burdens produced by various case types in the D.C. Circuit.

An Evaluation of Limited Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals: The Price of Reform

William L. Reynolds, William M. Richman

January 1, 1981

A 1981 examination of plans for limited publication of opinions in the federal courts of appeals.

Appeals Expediting Systems: An Evaluation of Second and Eighth Circuit Procedures

Larry C. Farmer

January 1, 1981

A description and analysis of the efforts of two courts of appeals to manage their case flow from the filing of the notice of appeal through the time the case is prepared for submission to the court.

Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures

January 1, 1978

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

CALEN9: A Calendaring and Assignment System for Courts of Appeals

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.

Appellate Court Case Weights Project

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.

Structure and Internal Procedures: Recommendations for Change

Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System

January 1, 1975

The FJC is the repository for publications of the Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System and has available a limited number of copies of the commission's report: Structure and Internal Procedures: Recommendations for Change (1975).

Federal Judicial Center

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