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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to Congress

April 26, 2018

This package of materials was transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2018.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure are as follows:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 4, 2017

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2017, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2018.

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.

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

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 2010

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).

Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide

January 1, 2010

The checklist provides overall guidance on notice and notice plan development and provides guidance for improving class actions claims processes.

Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition [Superseded]

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 2009

Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act on the Federal Courts: Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging, George W. Cort, Laural L. Hooper, Marie Leary, Angelia N. Levy, D. Dean P. Miletich, Robert J. Niemic, Shelia Thorpe

November 1, 2008

The preliminary findings presented in this report suggest that, in diversity class actions, there is less to class allegations than one would expect.

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 on the Federal Courts: Fourth Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

April 1, 2008

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) (Pub. L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005)) expanded the federal courts' diversity of citizenship jurisdiction over class action litigation. Congress's intent was, in part, to shift some class action litigation from the state courts to the federal courts.

Progress Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on the Impact of CAFA on the Federal Courts

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

November 8, 2007

The Federal Judicial Center has undertaken a long-term study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) on the resources of the federal courts.

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Third Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

April 16, 2007

The Federal Judicial Center has undertaken a long-term study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) on the resources of the federal courts.

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Fed. R. Civil P. 23

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to Congress

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

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

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

Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide

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

Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act on the Federal Courts: Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 on the Federal Courts: Fourth Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Progress Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on the Impact of CAFA on the Federal Courts

The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Third Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

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