A paper that describes the programs of alternative dispute resolution being implemented by federal district courts as well as by individual district judges. It explores the authority for establishing such programs and the legal basis for imposition of sanctions, which are an integral part of many of the programs. Reprint of 37 University of Florida Law Review 29 (1985).
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Federal District Courts
January 1, 1986