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Manuals, Monographs & Guides

As part of its educational mission, the Center produces monographs on substantive legal subjects and a variety of manuals and guides for judges and court staff. Topics covered include discrete areas of law, courtroom and case-management procedures, the Federal Rules, and different types of litigation. These publications are authored by Center staff and outside subject-matter experts. See also Reports & Studies.

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A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition

(update of the 2007 version to incorporate the December 2007 bankruptcy rules amendments)

January 1, 2009
A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition—Report and Exhibits

(update of the 2007 version to incorporate the December 2007 bankruptcy rules amendments)

January 1, 2009
Ten Steps to Better Case Management: A Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges [Superseded]

This guide is intended to help judges to whom an MDL case has been transferred. Congress created the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and gave it the responsibility to transfer "civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact" from multiple districts to any single district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.

January 1, 2009
Patent Case Management Judicial Guide [Superseded]

A comprehensive, user-friendly, and practical judicial guide for managing patent cases.

January 1, 2009
Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition [Superseded]

This pocket guide is designed to help federal judges manage the increased number of class action cases filed in or removed to federal courts as a result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). This second edition includes a new section on determining federal jurisdiction that incorporates case-management practices and judicial interpretations of CAFA.

January 1, 2009
A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second Edition [Superseded]

Superseded by A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Third Edition.

January 1, 2009
Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Sixth Edition

The Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials (6th ed.) outlines the law governing many of the specific issues and procedural matters that arise frequently in criminal trials. The Sixth Edition added new material and revised the organization and format to enhance usability. Among the topics covered are pro se representation, jury-related matters, disclosure, evidentiary issues, contempt, confessions, and multiple defendants. Circuit splits are also noted.

January 1, 2010
National Security Case Studies: Special Case-Management Challenges [Superseded]

Cases related to terrorism often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts. Evidence or arguments may be classified; witnesses or the jury may require special security measures; attorneys' contacts with their clients may be diminished; other challenges may present themselves.

January 1, 2010
Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition

This pocket guide is designed to help federal judges manage the increased number of class action cases filed in or removed to federal courts as a result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). It includes a section on determining federal jurisdiction that incorporates case-management practices and judicial interpretations of CAFA.

January 1, 2010
Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases, Volume II: Habeas Corpus Review of Capital Convictions

This guide covers management of cases involving federal habeas corpus review of state and federal capital convictions.

January 1, 2010

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