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Materials About the Federal Rules
The materials listed below, produced or made available by the Center, are related to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence).
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Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded] Report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26. Tables describe courts' local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans by indicating which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | March 24, 1995 |
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Implementation of Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 by United States Bankruptcy Courts [Superseded] District-by-district summary and chart of local rules or orders adopted by U.S. Bankruptcy courts responding to 1993 amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26. Also summarizes other discovery-related requirements and patterns found in courts' responses to amendments. An updated version of this study was published in December, 2000. It can be found here: |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | March 8, 1995 |
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Report of a Survey Concerning Rule 11, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure A report of the results of a Center survey that sought federal trial attorneys' and federal district judges' views of the effects of Rule 11 before 1993, the effects of amendments to Rule 11 that became effective December 1, 1993, and the merits of proposals that would in large measure reverse the 1993 amendments. The results suggest that a majority of respondents generally oppose the proposed changes to Rule 11, with one exception: a majority believe that the purpose of Rule 11 sanctions should encompass compensation of parties injured by violations of Rule 11 as well as deterrence of such violations. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1995 |
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Likely Consequences of Amendments to Rule 68, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure A report that uses trial attorneys' responses to a Center survey concerning 800 federal civil cases in assessing proposed amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 to make it more effective in encouraging settlement and reducing litigation. The results indicate that a more effective Rule 68 would be well received by most attorneys and would likely influence litigation in about 50% of civil cases, resulting in more and earlier settlements at reduced expense and with limited effects for litigants of modest means. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 68 | January 1, 1995 |
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Protective Order Activity in Three Federal Judicial Districts: Interim Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Interim report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules providing information that was used in evaluating the need for additional provisions in the rules relating to sealed court records and sealed settlement agreements. The 1996 final report is available here: Protective Order Activity in Three Federal Judicial Districts: Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules (1996). |
Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | October 14, 1994 |
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Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded] Report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26. Tables describe courts' local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans by indicating which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | March 1, 1994 |
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Rule 1006: Paying Filing Fee Installments through the Chapter 13 Trustee Survey results regarding suggested changes to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006 are presented in this memo. |
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006 | February 21, 1994 |
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Special Masters [Superseded] Offers suggestions for the use of special masters pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53. |
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Fed. R. Crim. P. 53 | January 1, 1994 |
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Court-Appointed Experts: Defining the Role of Experts Appointed Under Federal Rule of Evidence 706 A study of why judges rarely appoint experts under Rule 706. In discussing this issue with judges, the authors learned of techniques and procedures that may aid judges when considering whether to appoint an expert or when managing an expert who has been appointed. These suggestions are collected in the final chapter of this report. |
Federal Rules of Evidence, Fed. R. Evid. 706 | January 1, 1993 |
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FJC Directions, No. 4 A magazine that reported Center research and education activities in a concise format. In this issue of FJC Directions:
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Federal Rules of Evidence, Fed. R. Evid. 706 | August 1, 1992 |