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Patent Pilot Program: Five-Year Report

Margaret S. Williams, Rebecca N. Eyre, Joe S. Cecil

April 1, 2016

The Patent Pilot Program (PPP), a ten-year pilot program addressing the assignment of patent cases in certain U.S. district courts, was established on January 4, 2011, by Pub. L. No. 111-349.

Video Recording Courtroom Proceedings in United States District Courts: Report on a Pilot Project

Molly T. Johnson, Carol L. Krafka, Donna J. Stienstra

March 15, 2016

Review of Scientific Literature on the Reliability of Present Sense Impressions and Excited Utterances

Timothy T. Lau

March 5, 2016

This review of scientific literature regarding the reliability of present sense impressions and excited utterances as it pertains to the Federal Rules of Evidence was presented as a memorandum to the Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence.

Survey of Harm to Cooperators: Final Report

Margaret S. Williams, Donna J. Stienstra, Marvin L. Astrada

February 12, 2016

At the request of the Court Administration and Case Management Committee, the Criminal Law Committee, and the Committee on Defender Service, the FJC surveyed federal district judges, U.S.

Unredacted Social Security Numbers in Federal Court PACER Documents

Joe S. Cecil, George W. Cort, Ashley Mason Springer, Vashty Gobinpersad

October 25, 2015

Report on Pilot Project Regarding Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action

Emery G. Lee, Jason A. Cantone

October 1, 2015

A brief report on case-processing times, case outcomes, and motions practice in employment discrimination cases included in a pattern discovery pilot, compared with a nationwide random sample of similar cases.

Fourth Report Pursuant to Section 202(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. No. 111-203 (2010)

July 9, 2015

In response to the global economic turmoil that began in late 2007, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Act) introduced a broad array of regulatory reforms in the financial sector.

Jurors’ and Attorneys’ Use of Social Media During Voir Dire, Trials, and Deliberations: A Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management

Meghan A. Dunn

January 1, 2014

This report summarizes the results of a Center survey of district court judges to assess the frequency with which jurors used social media to communicate during trials and deliberations in the past two years, and to identify strategies for curbing this behavior.

Study of Class Action Objector Appeals in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals: Report to the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Marie Leary

October 1, 2013

This report to the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules focused on class action objector appeals filed in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits from settlements approved by the district courts in class actions filed after January 1, 2008.

Third Report Pursuant to Section 202(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. No. 111-203 (2010)

July 1, 2013

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