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Sentencing Federal Offenders for Crimes Committed Before November 1, 1987

James B. Eaglin

January 1, 1991

An update of a 1985 revised Center publication describing the statutory federal sentencing alternatives for offenders convicted of crimes committed before the effective date of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Sentencing Guidelines.

Rule 11: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Thomas E. Willging, Donna J. Stienstra, Michael E. Barnsback

January 1, 1991

Report on an empirical study of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. The Research Division of the FJC undertook the study to assist the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in its evaluation of the rule.

The 1987 District Court Case Time Study: A Brief Description (1990)

John E. Shapard

August 28, 1990

In November 1987, the Federal Judicial Center commenced its third major "time study" in the U.S. district courts.

Report of the Federal Courts Study Committee

Federal Courts Study Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States

April 2, 1990

The Federal Courts Study Committee was created in 1988 under the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act (Pub. L. No. 100-702, 102 Stat. 4642, 4644) to examine problems and issues facing the federal courts.

The Pre-Argument Conference Program in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

James B. Eaglin

January 1, 1990

A study conducted at the court's request to determine if its program met its goals of saving judges' time, lessening case-management burdens, and simplifying issues on appeal.

Court-Annexed Arbitration in Ten District Courts

Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1990

A statutorily mandated evaluation of the pilot court-annexed mandatory arbitration programs in ten federal district courts.

The Role of Staff Attorneys and Face-to-Face Conferencing in Non-Argument Decisionmaking: A View from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra, Joe S. Cecil

January 1, 1989

Using materials obtained through interviews with the court of appeals' judges and staff attorneys, as well as visiting judges, the authors discuss the procedure used by the court for selecting and deciding cases suitable for disposition without argument.

Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1989

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) allows the defense of "failure [of a complaint] to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States and its reporter, Pro

The Budgetary Impact of Possible Changes in Diversity Jurisdiction

Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1988

A report that estimates the budgetary impact of the 1988 amendments to diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction and the potential impact as of 1988, of other proposals. The report presents a method for estimating the impact of changes in federal jurisdiction.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Bankruptcy Court: The Mediation Program in the Southern District of California

Gordon Bermant, Steven Hartwell