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Federal–State Court Cooperation: Surveys of U.S. District and U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judges and State and Territorial Chief Justices and Court Administrators

Jason A. Cantone

May 31, 2023

This report updates the findings of a 2016 survey of U.S. chief district judges regarding their past, current, and future plans for cooperation with the state courts, as well as their use of state–federal judicial councils as a forum for communication between the courts.

Jurisdictions with a High Number of Civil Jury Trials

Emery G. Lee, Kristin A. Garri

March 8, 2023

This report fulfills the Center’s requirement under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. No.

Court Orders Issued During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Criminal Justice Act Interim Voucher Payments

Angelia N. Levy

February 15, 2023

This report summarizes court orders (administrative, standing, or general) that the U.S. federal courts have issued regarding authorization of interim payments to Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorneys.

Electronic Filing in State Courts

Marie Leary, Jana E. Laks

November 22, 2022

This report presents the results of an analysis of electronic filing practices in state courts to identify courts that require attorneys to complete electronic filings on the due date before a certain time other than midnight local time.

Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) − Final Report

Emery G. Lee, Jason A. Cantone

November 1, 2022

This study presents findings related to the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) project in new civil cases initiated in district courts. The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.

COVID-19 and the U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Investigation

Roy P. Germano, Timothy T. Lau, Kristin A. Garri

October 29, 2022

This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jury-Trial Demands in Terminated Civil Cases, Fiscal Years 2010–2019

Kristin A. Garri, Emery G. Lee

June 15, 2022

This report summarizes findings on jury-trial demands from court electronic records for civil cases terminated in fiscal years 2010–2019.

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.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) Consolidation, Appellate Finality, and Hall v. Hall

Emery G. Lee

May 12, 2022

This study examines the incidence of consolidated cases in the district courts with a focus on how often “original action final judgments” (OAFJs) create scenarios in which litigants may lose their appeal rights because of confusion about when to file a notice of appeal.

Federal Courts’ Electronic Filing by Pro Se Litigants

Tim Reagan, Carly E. Giffin, Roy P. Germano

May 10, 2022

We learned from several dozen federal clerks of court and members of their staffs that pro se litigants are sometimes able to file electronically using the federal courts’ Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, but many courts are hesitant to allow pro se filing in CM/ECF.

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