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Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fourth Edition [Superseded] An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths. |
July 1, 1996 |
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Manual for Cooperation Between State and Federal Courts This manual seeks to promote cooperation between state and federal courts and provides many practical ways of doing so. It contains examples of practical steps state and federal judges and courts can take to save resources through sharing or other means, to avoid scheduling or other conflicts that adversely affect court operations and the bar, and plan programs and other services that benefit both judiciaries. This manual also includes sample forms that provide the means to these ends. |
January 1, 1997 |
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Section 1983 Litigation [Superseded] A summary of the legal principles governing litigation under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, the statute for redressing constitutional and federal statutory violations. This monograph includes pertinent cases from the 1997-1998 Supreme Court term. |
January 1, 1998 |
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Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fourth Edition (revised March 2000) [Superseded] An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths. It is prepared under the guidance of experienced district judges and is produced in loose-leaf format for easy supplementation. |
January 1, 2000 |
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Case Management Procedures in the Federal Courts of Appeals [Superseded] This report details the varying appellate practices and procedures of the U.S. courts of appeals within the generally uniform appellate scheme imposed by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Part I of the report highlights key variations from court to court; Part II describes in detail the case management procedures of each court. |
January 1, 2000 |
| Title page, Table of contents, and Preface [Superseded] | January 1, 2000 |
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Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition [Superseded] A reference to assist judges in managing expert evidence in cases involving issues of science or technology. Other editions: Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition (2011) Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, First Edition [Superseded] (1994) |
January 1, 2000 |
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Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Fifth Edition [Superseded] The fifth edition of the late Judge Voorhees's guide to the law governing many of the procedural matters that arise in criminal trials. The material, which was originally prepared for Center seminars for newly appointed district judges, has been updated to include cases decided during the Supreme Court's 2000-2001 Term and U.S. Court of Appeals cases reported through 212 F.3d 306. |
January 1, 2001 |
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International Insolvency [Superseded] This monograph describes the law governing insolvency cases with transnational dimensions. It was written by four bankruptcy judges: Samuel Bufford, Louise DeCarl Adler, Sidney Brooks, and Marcia Krieger, who are all members of the International Law Relations Committee of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. |
January 1, 2001 |
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Guide to Judicial Management of Cases in ADR This publication offers guidance to federal trial and bankruptcy courts on when and how to refer appropriate cases to ADR and how to manage cases referred to ADR. FJC research found that although much has been written about basic ADR concepts, little comprehensive, easily accessible advice on ADR referrals had been written from the court's perspective. |
January 1, 2001 |