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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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The August 1983 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Promoting Effective Case Management and Lawyer Responsibility An informal discussion, adapted from a lecture at a Center workshop, of the amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 7, 11, 16, and 26. The author, then a member of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, explains the reasons for the changes and the responsibilities the amendments impose on both lawyers and judges. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 7 | January 1, 1984 |
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District Court Implementation of Amended Federal Civil Rule 16: A Report on New Local Rules An examination of the local rules federal district courts have developed in response to the 1983 amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, which calls for increased use of scheduling orders in managing caseloads. An appendix contains sample local rules from fifteen districts. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | January 1, 1984 |
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Federal Judicial Center Staff Paper: District Court Implementation of Amended Civil Rule 16: A Report of New Local Rules Research on the local impacts of Federal Civil Rule 16(b) |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | April 1, 1984 |
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An Empirical Study of Rule 11 Sanctions The results of a survey of 292 federal district judges concerning how they interpret and apply the 1983 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (before the 1993 amendments). Based on the judges' hypothetical reactions to actual cases in which Rule 11 sanctions were requested, the study outlines the judges' standards and rationales for imposing sanctions, the kinds of sanctions imposed, and the relationship between the judges' opinions and their expectations of how their colleagues would rule on the same issues. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1985 |
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Court-Appointed Experts A description of the appointment of expert witnesses under Federal Rule of Evidence 706. The report discusses procedures for appointing an expert and for payment of the costs. |
Fed. R. Evid. 706 | January 1, 1986 |
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Achieving Balance in the Developing Law of Sanctions A paper that examines the application of the sanctions provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 during the first few years after the 1983 amendments to the rule, with emphasis on appellate cases. The paper describes emerging patterns, identifying situations in which the appellate courts have found sanctions to be clearly applicable and situations in which appellate courts have demonstrated restraint in applying the rule to certain litigation practices. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1987 |
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Summary Judgment Practice in Three District Courts A review of data indicating a decline in the percentage of cases disposed of by summary judgment from 1975 to 1986. The report also notes, however, a renewed interest in the use of this procedure, the standards for which have been clarified by several Supreme Court decisions. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 56 | January 1, 1987 |
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Rule 11 Sanctioning Process: Highlights and Summary - |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1988 |
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The Rule 11 Sanctioning Process A report that discusses the possible chilling effects and potential for creating satellite litigation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (before the 1993 amendment that increased judges' discretion as to imposing sanctions). It also discusses the nature and adequacy of procedures used to implement the rule. The report is based on interviews with judges and lawyers in eight districts. The author describes his methodology and reports his empirical findings. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1988 |
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Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) allows the defense of "failure [of a complaint] to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States and its reporter, Professor Paul Carrington. After considering the data in the paper at its April 1989 meeting, the Advisory Committee decided not to change Rule 12(b)(6). |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 12 | January 1, 1989 |