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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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Due Process at Sentencing: An Empirical and Legal Analysis of the Disclosure of Presentence Reports in Federal Courts A factual and legal review of practices in courts and probation offices concerning the preparation and disclosure of presentence reports. The authors analyze the impact of the disclosure mandated by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(c)(3) on the federal sentencing process, and they make recommendations for improvements. Reprint of 93 Harvard Law Review 1613 (June 1980). |
June 1, 1980 |
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Discovery Problems in Civil Cases A description of responses obtained during interviews with attorneys who had participated in cases believed to have involved discovery problems. The analysis focused on differences between cases involving over-discovery and cases involving resistance to discovery. Factors affecting discovery problems are also discussed. |
January 1, 1980 |
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Judicial Controls and the Civil Litigative Process: Motions An investigation of variations in motion management procedures in civil litigation, based on data from more than 3,000 cases in six district courts. The report classifies courts by motions-day procedures and extent of opinion drafting and analyzes the written-submissions and oral-proceedings tracks for motion management. |
January 1, 1980 |
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Attorneys' Fees in Class Actions A circuit-by-circuit review of case law governing award of attorneys' fees in class actions and an examination of abuses in fee requests. The report also includes a discussion of judges' and attorneys' attitudes toward fee computation. Recommendations focus on procedures, implemented early in litigation, designed to avoid problems when fee requests are submitted. |
January 1, 1980 |
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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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Attorney-Client Fee Arrangements: Regulation and Review An analysis of federal and state statutes, decisions, and rules concerning the awarding or setting of attorneys' fees. The report focuses on four problem areas: valuation of legal services, division of fees among attorneys, contingent fee arrangements, and funding of public-interest litigation through fee awards. |
January 1, 1980 |
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COURTRAN Project: A Benefit Analysis The Courtran Project is a research and development project being undertaken by the Federal Judicial Center. The aim of this project is to investigate how technology, especially the introduction of computer systems, can be used to support the federal courts. This study analyzes several existing and planned Courtran applications in terms of the benefits delivered to the courts. Each of the applications discussed has had a significant impact by assisting in day-to-day court operations and managerial requirements, as well as providing increased capabilities to satisfy the administrative and research needs of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Federal Judicial Center. |
January 1, 1980 |
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Follow-Up Study of Word Processing and Electronic Mail in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals A supplementary report to a 1979 report undertaken at the court's request because evidence to support permanent installation of the electronic-mail capability was inconclusive as a result of certain technological and operational problems. This follow-up study describes various refinements in the system and documents the efficiencies attributable to the technology in the Third Circuit. See also The Impact of Word Processing and Electronic Mail on United States Courts of Appeals (1979). |
January 1, 1980 |
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The Feasibility of a National Sentencing Policy: A Critique A critical analysis of particular research into federal criminal sentencing activity. The authors indicate methodological error in prior work on sentencing guidelines and suggest alternative approaches. |
January 1, 1979 |
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The Impact of Word Processing and Electronic Mail on United States Courts of Appeals A description of the implementation in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals of word processing and an electronic-mail network using Courtran computer resources. The report concludes that these technologies substantially reduce appellate processing time, improve secretarial and judicial productivity, and expedite delivery of correspondence to chambers and offices. See also Follow-Up Study of Word Processing and Electronic Mail in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1980). |
January 1, 1979 |