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A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals [Superseded]

Thomas E. Baker

January 1, 1989

A brief introduction to the statutory law, case law, and rules of court governing the U.S. courts of appeals. The author traces the appeals process and analyzes jurisdictional requirements for final and interlocutory appeals, criminal appeals, review by writ, and agency appeals.

Managing Appeals in Federal Courts

Robert A. Katzmann, Michael Tonry, Jerry Goldman, Anthony Partridge, Allan E. Lind, Joe S. Cecil, Gordon Bermant, Patricia A. Lombard, Carroll Seron, Donna J. Stienstra, John E. Shapard, William L. Reynolds, John E. McDermott, Steven Flanders, John W. Macy Jr., Russell R. Wheeler, Charles W. Nihan, Larry C. Farmer, J. Michael Greenwood

January 1, 1988

An anthology of Center reports on handling appeals. The editors selected writings from the twenty-five published and unpublished reports on the topic the Center has supported in the last fifteen years. Eighteen of these reports are reprinted in whole or in part.

Deciding Cases Without Argument: An Examination of Four Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra, Joe S. Cecil

January 1, 1987

A report on the role of staff attorneys and special judicial panels in the selection of cases for nonargument disposition in the federal appellate courts. The report was based on an examination of administrative records and on interviews with clerks, senior staff attorneys, and judges.

Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra

January 1, 1985

A brief analysis of the issue of equitable access to unpublished appellate decisions, based on an examination of the circuit courts' rules and practices regarding distribution and citation of unpublished dispositions.

Judicial Regulation of Attorneys' Fees: Beginning the Process at Pretrial

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1984

A report on attorneys' assessments of the pretrial order designed to regulate and limit attorneys' fees during the course of the Continental Illinois Securities Litigation.

A Reevaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan

Anthony Partridge, Allan E. Lind

January 1, 1983

The report of the Center's second evaluation of the Second Circuit court of appeals' Civil Appeals Management Plan (CAMP), which in contrast to the first evaluation (see An Evaluation of the Civil App

Administering the Federal Judicial Circuits: A Survey of Chief Judges' Approaches and Procedures

Charles W. Nihan, Russell R. Wheeler

January 1, 1982

A description of how chief judges of the federal appellate courts discharged their administrative responsibilities in the early 1980s, based on interviews with chief judges, circuit executives, and other court personnel.

The Cases of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Carroll Seron, Gordon Bermant, Patricia A. Lombard

January 1, 1982

An examination of the relative judicial and administrative burdens produced by various case types in the D.C. Circuit.

Eighth Circuit Expediting Project: Final Report

W. Wayne Buckner, Larry C. Farmer

January 1, 1981

The Impact of Word Processing and Electronic Mail on United States Courts of Appeals

Larry C. Farmer, J. Michael Greenwood

January 1, 1979

A description of the implementation in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals of word processing and an electronic-mail network using Courtran computer resources.

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