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Manual for Litigation Management and Cost and Delay Reduction [Superseded]

January 1, 1992

Prepared in response to a mandate of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, the manual offers judges an arsenal of management techniques for every phase of civil litigation. It includes forty-three sample forms experienced judges have found useful in their courts as well as an overview of case-management theory and practice. 

Cite as: Litigation Management Manual (Federal Judicial Center 1992). 

Superseded by Civil Litigation Management Manual (2001), and Civil Litigation Management Manual, Second Edition (2010).

Downloadable file:
PDF icon Manual for Litigation Management and Cost and Delay Reduction 357 pages

Tags:
Case Management | Civil Litigation & Procedure | Civil Justice Reform Act (CJRA) | Costs of Litigation | Congressionally Mandated Research | Reference Manuals