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Mass Torts Problems and Proposals: A Report to the Mass Torts Working Group (Appendix C)

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1999

The Mass Torts Working Group, appointed in 1998 by the Chief Justice, asked the Center to conduct a literature review examining problems related to mass torts and to discuss proposals for resolving those problems. This report is the result of that research.

Assessment of Caseload Burden in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit – Report to the Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics of the Committee on Judicial Resources of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Stefanie A. Lindquist, Carol L. Krafka, John E. Shapard

January 1, 1999

The mix of cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit differs markedly from the case mix of other U.S. courts of appeals. The implications of this difference for judicial workload and judgeship needs, however, have been unclear.

Informing Judicial Recusal Decisions: Party Disclosure of Financial Interests Information - Report to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Carol L. Krafka, Marie Leary, Joe S. Cecil, Naomi Medvin

January 1, 1999

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 provides for disclosure of financial information from corporate parties in the courts of appeals. The purpose of the rule is to assist appellate judges in identifying if they have financial conflicts of interest for recusal purposes.

Advisory Committee Notes to the Federal Rules of Evidence That May Require Clarification

Daniel J. Capra

July 21, 1998

At the request of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, Professor Daniel Capra, committee reporter, listed instances where Congress either rejected or substantially changed rules before passage, thus rendering advisory committee notes possibly confusing.

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26

Donna J. Stienstra

March 30, 1998

Updates the March 28, 1997 report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26.

Data on Discovery Cutoffs

Thomas E. Willging

February 23, 1998

Memorandum to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules expanding on earlier report on time limits on discovery. Findings are based on data gathered from a survey of counsel in 1,000 closed civil cases and differed from findings Rand Corp. presented to the committee.

Data from Middle Ground Districts (Memorandum)

Thomas E. Willging

February 23, 1998

Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules identifying two districts, the Northern District of Alabama and the Central District of California, as examples of "the 'middle ground' between current requirements and abolition of disclosure requirements."

Numerical and Durational Limitations on Discovery Events as Adopted in Federal Local Rules and State Practices

Marie Leary

February 1, 1998

Conducted at the request of Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, the report describes the local rules or practices in all ninety-four federal districts regarding numerical limitations on interrogatories and depositions and durational limits on depositions.

Use of Expert Testimony, Specialized Decision Makers, and Case-Management Innovations in the National Vaccine Compensation Program

Carol E. Drew, D. Dean P. Miletich, Molly Johnson

January 1, 1998

A report on the Center's study of the vaccine injury program. The report examines why the program was created, its implementation, the filing and termination rates over its course, and participants' views of the program.

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

January 1, 1998

A description of the study the Center undertook at the committee's request to examine the congressionally mandated pilot fee-waiver program in six districts.

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Research Reports

Mass Torts Problems and Proposals: A Report to the Mass Torts Working Group (Appendix C)

Assessment of Caseload Burden in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit – Report to the Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics of the Committee on Judicial Resources of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Informing Judicial Recusal Decisions: Party Disclosure of Financial Interests Information - Report to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Advisory Committee Notes to the Federal Rules of Evidence That May Require Clarification

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26

Data on Discovery Cutoffs

Data from Middle Ground Districts (Memorandum)

Numerical and Durational Limitations on Discovery Events as Adopted in Federal Local Rules and State Practices

Use of Expert Testimony, Specialized Decision Makers, and Case-Management Innovations in the National Vaccine Compensation Program

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

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