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Reports & Studies
Below is a list of a number of past published studies conducted by the Research Division. Some Center reports are not published or made publicly available due to restrictions in place from the source of the research request. Most research reports can be downloaded and in some instances, a hardcopy publication can be requested. See also Manuals, Monographs, & Guides.
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Role of the Judge in the Settlement Process An analysis of some judicial techniques that help maximize the possibility of freely negotiated settlements. Reprinted in 75 Federal Rules Decisions 203 |
January 1, 1977 |
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Review of Scientific Literature on the Reliability of Present Sense Impressions and Excited Utterances This review of scientific literature regarding the reliability of present sense impressions and excited utterances as it pertains to the Federal Rules of Evidence was presented as a memorandum to the Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence. |
March 5, 2016 |
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Review of Local District and Appellate Rules Governing Redaction of Private Information in Federal Court Filings At the request of the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM), the Federal Judicial Center reviewed the local court rules of the district and appellate courts to identify rules requiring redaction of specified private information from court filings. |
August 4, 2025 |
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Review of Local Bankruptcy Rules, Orders, and Procedures Governing Redaction of Private Information in Federal Court Filings At the request of the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM), the Federal Judicial Center reviewed the local court rules of bankruptcy courts to identify rules requiring redaction of specified private information from court filings. |
August 4, 2025 |
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Results of a Survey of U.S. District and Magistrate Judges: Use of Virtual Technology to Hold Court Proceedings This report summarizes the responses to a survey conducted by the Federal Judicial Center in July 2021 to collect the experiences and insights of U.S. district and magistrate judges across the country regarding their use of virtual technology (videoconferencing and teleconferencing) before, during, and after the pandemic. |
May 31, 2022 |
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Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation with Special Emphasis on the Prison Litigation Reform Act A resource for federal judges, pro se law clerks, and others in the courts who manage prisoner pro se litigation. The guide builds on an earlier Center report, Recommended Procedures for Handling Prisoner Civil Rights Cases in the Federal Courts (rev. 1980), while reflecting statutory changes and federal court experience in the sixteen years since that report was published. The guide describes provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, enacted in April 1996, and how they are likely to affect widespread practices. Illustrative case-management forms are included in the appendix. |
January 1, 1996 |
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Research on Appeals of Attorney-Fee and Merits Decisions (Fed R Civ P 58(c)(2)) as Presented to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in May 2006 In early 2006, the Federal Judicial Center examined the prevalence of the use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58(c)(2), and the circumstances under which appeals of judgments on the merits and decisions regarding attorney fees can occur at the same time. Two resulting memoranda were presented to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in May 2006.
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May 1, 2006 |
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Research Design for a Permanent Event-Based Case Weighting System for the Federal Judiciary - |
January 1, 1980 |
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Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management: A Study of the Five Demonstration Programs Established Under the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 Report on the programs adopted by districts designated as demonstration districts by the Civil Justice Reform Act. Includes list of issues to address in designing a mediation program. |
January 1, 1997 |
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Report Pursuant to Section 202(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 The economic turmoil that affected the global economy and markets beginning in late 2007 is well documented. This report does not seek to restate those events or evaluate the potential causes of the resulting recession. Rather, this report is forward-looking and considers the existing statutory schemes for resolving any future distress at bank holding companies and nonbank financial institutions. Specifically, it analyzes Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”; a list of capitalized defined terms used herein is set forth at Appendix A) and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Act”). The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (“AOUSC”) submits this report pursuant to section 202(e) of the Act. This report to Congress was prepared with the assistance of the Federal Judicial Center. |
July 21, 2011 |