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| Securities Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2005 |
| Securities Class Action Certification and Settlement: Full Notice | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2005 |
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Sealing Court Records and Proceedings: A Pocket Guide Court case records and proceedings are presumptively public, but occasionally there are compelling reasons for keeping all or parts of them confidential, sometimes permanently but often only temporarily. This pocket guide summarizes the case law on sealing records and proceedings and presents a useful procedural checklist of seven principles to follow when denying public access. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | December 15, 2010 |
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Sealed Settlement Agreements in Federal District Court An examination of 288,846 federal district court cases revealed 1,270 cases that appeared to have sealed settlement agreements, for a sealed settlement rate of less than one half of one percent. In 97% of the cases with sealed settlements the complaint was not under seal. This research was conducted at the request of the Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Although the practice of confidential settlement agreements is common, the question was how often and under what circumstances are such agreements filed under seal. The report's appendices include a compilation of federal district court rules concerning sealed court documents and descriptions of the cases that appeared to have sealed settlement agreements. For earlier unpublished research which included a compilation of both federal and state rules concerning sealed court documents, see Sealed Settlement Agreements in Federal District Court - May 2003 Progress Report. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | May 19, 2004 |
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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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Sanctions Imposable for Violations of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure A survey of the current state of the law with respect to sanctions for violations of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as reported in both the case law and the secondary literature. The report examines sanctions under Rules 47, 41(b), 55, 36, 11, and 16; several local rules; and rules permitting sanctions against attorneys rather than clients. The authors conclude that there is considerable laxity in the imposition of sanctions for violation of the rules, and they suggest several amendments to the rules. |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 37 | January 1, 1981 |
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Rule 2004 Examinations—Survey Results Memorandum to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules responding to request for an estimate of the number of motions and other requests for Rule 2004 examinations and information about current practices related to Rule 2004 examinations. |
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004 | September 20, 1996 |
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Rule 11: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States Report on an empirical study of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. The Research Division of the FJC undertook the study to assist the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in its evaluation of the rule. The study has three major components: (1) a survey of all federal district judges about their experiences with Rule 11; (2) an analysis of all district and appellate opinions published between 1984 and 1989 that address Rules 11 issues; and (3) a study of Rule 11 activity in five district courts. The district court study includes a separate analysis of the application of Rule 11 to civil rights cases in these five courts. |
Fed. R. Civil P. 11 | January 1, 1991 |
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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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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 |