Different types of cases impose different work demands on judges. Case weights are a measure of the average time consumed by cases of one type relative to other types.
The Center prepared this report at the request of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules as it considers whether to propose amendments to Rules 11 and 16 to codify the disclosure requirements in Brady v. Maryland.
Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires each party to disclose to the other, at specified time intervals, a variety of information about their case.
Laural L. Hooper, Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging
June 15, 2001
This report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management describes two different types of independent panels used in the silicone gel breast implants litigation.