03/01/2010			Litigation Costs in Civil Cases: Multivariate Analysis - Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Emery G. Lee III, Thomas E. Willging, March 2010 (Publication) This report presents a mutlivariate analysis of factors associated with litigation costs in a sample of recently closed civil cases. It uses data first presented in the Center's October 2009 Preliminary Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and is based on a national case-based survey on ...(Read more)
03/01/2010			Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Emery G. Lee III, Thomas E. Willging, March 2010 (Publication) This report compares selected questions from opinion surveys regarding civil litigation completed by members of the American College of Trail Lawyers, ABA Section of Litigation, and National Employment Lawyers Association.
03/01/2010			In Their Words: Attorney Views About Costs and Procedures in Federal Civil Litigation Thomas E. Willging, Emery G. Lee III, March 2010 (Publication) This report presents the results of interviews of a small group of attorneys who had completed the Center's case-based survey on the costs of litigation under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The attorneys discuss the principal factors associated with higher litigation costs, particularly ...(Read more)
02/23/2010			National Security Case Studies Special Case-Management Challenges Robert Timothy Reagan, (Publication) Cases related to terrorism often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts. Evidence or arguments may be classified; witnesses or the jury may require special security measures; attorneys’ contacts with their clients may be diminished; other challenges may present ...(Read more)
02/23/2010			National Security Case Studies: Special Case-Management Challenges Robert Timothy Reagan, (Publication) Cases related to terrorism often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts. Evidence or arguments may be classified; witnesses or the jury may require special security measures; attorneys’ contacts with their clients may be diminished; other challenges may present ...(Read more)
02/04/2010			Bankruptcy Forms Modernization Project. Compiled Survey Results - Responses between November 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 (Publication) The Bankruptcy Official Forms Modernization Project is an undertaking of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules. The project, chaired by Chief Judge Elizabeth L. Perris (B. D. Or.), is being carried out by an ad hoc group composed of members of the Advisory Committee s Forms ...(Read more)
01/05/2010			Immigration Law: A Primer Michael A. Scaperlanda, (Publication) This monograph provides an introduction to and overview of immigration law, with a focus on analyzing issues that arise in litigation. It sets out the legislative history, explains the statutory and administrative regime, and describes the substantive and procedural law relevant to federal judges, ...(Read more)
12/17/2009			Sealed Cases in Federal Courts Tim Reagan, George Cort, October 23, 2009 (Publication) An analysis of all cases filed in federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, and courts of appeals in 2006 revealed that 0.2% of civil cases, 1.6% of criminal cases, 16% of magistrate judge cases, 34% of miscellaneous cases, and 0.1% of appeals were sealed approximately two years after filing. ...(Read more)
11/12/2009			The Federal Judicial Center Offers Training and Research Barbara J. Rothstein, (Publication) An interview with Judge Barbara J. Rothstein discussing the Federal Judicial Center. The article is excerpted from the October 2009 issue of The Federal Lawyer. Used with permission of the Federal Bar Association.
10/07/2009			Federal Judicial Center National, Case-Based Civil Rules Survey: Preliminary Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Emery G. Lee III, Thomas E. Willging, (Publication) This report presents preliminary findings from a survey of attorneys in recenty closed civil cases which the Federal Judicial Center conducted in May and June 2009. Nearly half of the attorneys invited to participate responded. The report covers discovery activities and case management in the ...(Read more)
06/25/2009			A Guide to the Preservation of Federal Judges' Papers, Second Edition Federal Judicial History Office, (Publication) A publication that discusses the importance of federal judges' papers as a documentary record of judges' careers and the work of the federal courts. The guide describes how students of the federal courts use judges' papers and offers guidelines for judges' selection of a repository to house a ...(Read more)
03/24/2009			Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition Barbara J. Rothstein, Thomas E. Willging, (Publication) This pocket guide is designed to help federal judges manage the increased number of class action cases filed in or removed to federal courts as a result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). This second edition includes a new section on determining federal jurisdiction that incorporates ...(Read more)