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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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A Reevaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan

The report of the Center's second evaluation of the Second Circuit court of appeals' Civil Appeals Management Plan (CAMP), which in contrast to the first evaluation (see An Evaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan), reveals that CAMP was producing the benefits expected of it. In addition to reducing average disposition time, CAMP resulted in settlement or withdrawal of about 10% of the appeals eligible for the program, producing a reduction of approximately 8% in the total number of appeals. This evaluation is also known as CAMP-2.

 January 1, 1983
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.

 January 1, 1984
A Process-Descriptive Study of the Drug Aftercare Program For Drug-Dependent Federal Offenders

The preliminary report of the Center's multiphase effort to document the effects of the Probation Division's aftercare program for drug-dependent federal offenders. The author reviews the operation of the program in a sample of ten probation districts. He describes the program's general approach; various characteristics of offenders in the program; services planned for and received by offenders; and adjustment experiences of offenders in aftercare, including resumed or continued drug use, new arrests and convictions, and technical violations.

 January 1, 1984
Partial Payment of Filing Fees in Prisoner In Forma Pauperis Cases in Federal Courts: A Preliminary Report

A description of the procedures used in several district courts to adjust the filing fee to the amount of income available to a prisoner. The report details the operation of the program in the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, and assesses the impact of the procedure on the court and litigants.

 January 1, 1984
Mediation in the Western District of Washington

A description of an innovation applied in the Western District of Washington for mediation of selected civil cases. Under the procedure described in this publication, judges referred cases to attorneys who serve as mediators without compensation, in an attempt to induce settlements.

 January 1, 1984
The District Court Executive Pilot Program: A Report on the Preliminary Experience in Five Federal Courts

A discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the position of district court executive as implemented in the mid-1980s in five pilot courts. The paper focused on the patterns that emerged from a discussion by chief judges and executives of the pilot districts.

 January 1, 1984
Judicial Regulation of Attorneys' Fees: Beginning the Process at Pretrial

A report on attorneys' assessments of the pretrial order designed to regulate and limit attorneys' fees during the course of the Continental Illinois Securities Litigation. Counsel for plaintiffs, defendants, corporations, unions, low-income clients, and public-interest groups were asked to compare the guidelines in the Continental Illinois case with their own practices. The author reports their approval of the general approach and details their suggestions for refinement of the order.

 January 1, 1984
Asbestos Case Management: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

A description of case-management procedures various courts have used to facilitate prompt resolution in asbestos litigation. The report is based on a conference of federal judges, magistrate judges, and clerks. Among the methods described are use of standardized pretrial procedures to avoid duplication of effort, use of calendaring systems to establish firm and credible trial dates, and consolidation of cases for trial to conserve judicial time.

 January 1, 1985
The Joint Trial Calendars in the Western District of Missouri

An examination of the calendaring system used by the Western District of Missouri to clear its criminal and civil dockets at regularly scheduled intervals. The report, based on interviews with the district's judges, court personnel, and attorneys, discusses the system's impact and offers guidelines for courts considering its adoption. Copies of the court's orders and forms are included.

 January 1, 1985
Attorney Fee Petitions: Suggestions for Administration and Management

An analysis of the cases, statutes, local rules, and other materials affecting judicial management of attorney fee petitions. The authors offer alternative approaches to various attorney fee issues and discuss techniques for streamlining repetitive aspects of fee applications and disputes.

 January 1, 1985

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