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| Form 25: Scheduling Order and Standing Order on Discovery Procedures | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 5.2 | December 15, 2009 |
| Form 22: Rule 16 Initial Order | Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | December 1, 2009 |
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Sealed Cases in Federal Courts An analysis of all cases filed in federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, and courts of appeals in 2006 revealed that 0.2% of civil cases, 1.6% of criminal cases, 16% of magistrate judge cases, 34% of miscellaneous cases, and 0.1% of appeals were sealed approximately two years after filing. Cases filed in bankruptcy courts are virtually never sealed. This report, prepared for a sealed case subcommittee of the Judicial Conference's standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, describes why and how cases were sealed. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | October 23, 2009 |
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Federal Judicial Center National, Case-Based Civil Rules Survey: Preliminary Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules This report presents preliminary findings from a survey of attorneys in recently closed civil cases which the Federal Judicial Center conducted in May and June 2009. Nearly half of the attorneys invited to participate responded. The report covers discovery activities and case management in the closed cases; electronic discovery activities in the closed cases; attorney evaluations of discovery in the closed cases; the costs of litigation and discovery; and attitudes toward specific reform proposals and, more generally, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | October 1, 2009 |
| Form 40: Order for Final Pretrial Conference | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | September 24, 2009 |
| Form 53: Statement of Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Designation | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 73 | June 1, 2009 |
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A Study of the Role and Impact of Special Masters in Patent Cases Report of a study of the use of special masters in patent litigation. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 53 | March 25, 2009 |
| Exhibit III-7. Sample Order Regarding Estimation of Claims Through Summary Trial | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7016, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 27, Fed. R. Civil P. 28, Fed. R. Civil P. 29, Fed. R. Civil P. 30, Fed. R. Civil P. 31, Fed. R. Civil P. 32, Fed. R. Civil P. 33, Fed. R. Civil P. 34, Fed. R. Civil P. 35, Fed. R. Civil P. 36, Fed. R. Civil P. 37 | January 1, 2009 |
| Exhibit III-5. Sample Order on Omnibus Objections to Claims | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4001, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024 | January 1, 2009 |
| Exhibit III-1. Sample Scheduling Order | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7016, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Federal Rules of Evidence, Fed. R. Evid. 402, Fed. R. Evid. 403 | January 1, 2009 |