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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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Issues re Proposed Amendments to FRE 706 Letter to Professor Daniel J. Capra, Reporter, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence. |
Federal Rules of Evidence, Fed. R. Evid. 706 | January 27, 1997 |
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Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide The checklist provides overall guidance on notice and notice plan development and provides guidance for improving class actions claims processes. A graphical plain language notice guide explains and highlights the important features of the illustrative notices. For more on class action notices, see: Illustrative Forms of Class Action Notices. This checklist is referenced in the Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition, p. 11 as Notice Checklist and Plain Language Guide. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | January 1, 2010 |
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Jury-Trial Demands in Terminated Civil Cases, Fiscal Years 2010–2019 This report summarizes findings on jury-trial demands from court electronic records for civil cases terminated in fiscal years 2010–2019. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | June 15, 2022 |
| Letter from FISA Court Presiding Judge Walton to Senate Judiciary Committee | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | July 29, 2013 |
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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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Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges [superseded] This guide is designed to help federal judges manage the increased number of class actions expected as a result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. As called for in that legislation, the guide is part of a continuing effort of the federal judiciary to identify "best practices" for managing class actions and ensuring that class action settlements primarily benefit class members. Superseded by Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition (2009). |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | January 1, 2005 |
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Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition [Superseded] 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). This second edition includes a new section on determining federal jurisdiction that incorporates case-management practices and judicial interpretations of CAFA. This edition also includes suggestions for judicial review and administration of class settlements, especially regarding the disclosure of claims rates and actual payments to class members. Superseded by Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition (2010). |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | January 1, 2009 |
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Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition 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). It includes a section on determining federal jurisdiction that incorporates case-management practices and judicial interpretations of CAFA. It also includes suggestions for judicial review and administration of class settlements, especially regarding the disclosure of claims rates and actual payments to class members. This third edition includes an expanded treatment of the notice and claims processes. Revisions are concentrated in parts III and IV. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | January 1, 2010 |
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Managing Discovery of Electronic Information, Third Edition This third edition of the pocket guide on managing the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) covers the December 1, 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and reflects the rise of new sources of ESI, particularly social media, and updates judges on how ESI may be searched. It also suggests case-management techniques that judges might use in smaller civil actions in which the costs of ESI discovery could hamper resolution on the merits. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 45 | September 20, 2017 |
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Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges [Superseded] This pocket guide helps federal judges manage the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). It covers issues unique to the discovery of ESI, including its scope, the allocation of costs, the form of production, the waiver of privilege and work product protection, and the preservation of data and spoliation. Superseded by Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition (2012). |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 45, Federal Rules of Evidence, Fed. R. Evid. 502 | January 1, 2007 |