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Thomas E. Willging
December 22, 1997

Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Subcommittee on Discovery of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules assisting review of a proposal to limit the length of depositions. Findings were based on data gathered from counsel surveyed on duration of depositions in 1,000 closed civil cases.

Gordon Bermant
September 1, 1997

This report describes the purpose, aspirations, and components of the Federal Judicial Television Network (FJTN), which will reach judges and court staff members with a range of essential educational programs and other communications.

Marie Leary
June 1, 1997

The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules and Practice and Procedure studied the effect of having multiple standards of professional conduct for attorneys practicing in the federal district courts.

Donna J. Stienstra
March 28, 1997

Updates the March 22, 1996 report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26. Tables describe courts' local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans by indicating which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect.

Gordon Bermant, Arlene Jorgensen Hillestad, Aaron Kerry
January 1, 1997

A report that responds to a request by the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System for empirical information and analysis on whether the bankruptcy case venue statutes and procedural rule should be amended.

Molly Johnson, Scott A. Gilbert
January 1, 1997

Report on a survey that the Center undertook at the request of the Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States of all district and circuit judges and chief probation officers regarding their experiences with and views of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Thomas E. Willging, John E. Shapard, Donna J. Stienstra, D. Dean P. Miletich
January 1, 1997

At the request of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, the Center conducted a study of the discovery process, examining the extent to which discovery is used, the frequency and nature of problems in discovery, the impact of the 1993 amendments, and whether additional rule ch

Donna J. Stienstra, Molly Johnson, Patricia A. Lombard, D. Dean P. Miletich, John E. Shapard, Melissa J. Pecherski, Scott A. Gilbert, Sirkka Kauffman
January 1, 1997

Report on the programs adopted by districts designated as demonstration districts by the Civil Justice Reform Act. Includes list of issues to address in designing a mediation program.

Elizabeth C. Wiggins
December 16, 1996

Report to the Bankruptcy Committee of the results of adjusting the weighted caseload for the Southern District of New York in accordance with the protocol adopted by the Bankruptcy Committee at the June 1996 meeting.

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Naomi Medvin
September 20, 1996

Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules responding to request for an estimate of the number of motions and other requests for Rule 2004 examinations and information about current practices related to Rule 2004 examinations.

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