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Results of a Survey of U.S. District and Magistrate Judges: Use of Virtual Technology to Hold Court Proceedings

Carly E. Giffin, Rebecca N. Eyre

May 31, 2022

This report summarizes the responses to a survey conducted by the Federal Judicial Center in July 2021 to collect the experiences and insights of U.S.

COVID-19 Focus Groups Summary: Themes and Highlights

Leeann W. Bass

December 10, 2021

This report outlines the common themes that emerged in challenges and solutions identified in focus groups with district court judges and clerks of court, bankruptcy court judges and clerks of court, and magistrate judges from November 2020 to February 2021.

Patent Mediation Guide

Kathi Vidal, Leeron G. Kalay, Peter S. Menell, Matthew D. Powers, Sarita Venkat

January 23, 2019

This stage-by-stage, issue-by-issue guide to the mediation of patent disputes supplements the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide (PCMJG), a comprehensive treatise developed for the federal judiciary.

Debates on the Federal Judiciary: A Documentary History, Volume III: 1939–2005

Jake Kobrick, Daniel S. Holt

January 5, 2018

The concluding volume of the series covers debates concerning structural changes to the federal courts, including the creation of the U.S. magistrate and U.S.

Form 53: Statement of Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Designation

June 1, 2009

Form 52: Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge

January 1, 2009

Appendix A, Forms 26-53 [Superseded]

January 1, 2001

Form 26: Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule

Form 27: Scheduling Order for Social Security Cases

Form 28: Order Setting Schedule for Social Security Cases

Form 29: Provisional Discovery Plan

Form 30: Memorandum and Order Regarding Discovery

Form 51: Order of General Reference to Magistrate Judges

September 27, 1991

The Roles of Magistrates: Nine Case Studies

Carroll Seron

January 1, 1985

The findings of an in-depth study of the use of magistrate judges in nine district courts, in the context of each court's approach to court administration and case management.

The Roles of Magistrates in Federal District Courts