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Alternative Structures for Bankruptcy Appeals

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Judith A. McKenna

January 1, 2000

Under the current bankruptcy appellate system, appeals from dispositive orders of bankruptcy judges are taken to the district court or to the bankruptcy appellate panel, if one has been established and the district has chosen to participate, with further appeal as of right to the court of appeals

Standards Governing Attorney Conduct in the Bankruptcy Courts: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Marie Leary, Robert J. Niemic, Melissa Deckman Fallon

March 1, 1999

Bankruptcy courts are different from the district courts in the attorney conduct area in that attorneys who practice in bankruptcy courts are subject to a complex statutory system, which includes bankruptcy-specific conflict of interest criteria and other standards directly governing attorney con

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

January 1, 1998

A description of the study the Center undertook at the committee's request to examine the congressionally mandated pilot fee-waiver program in six districts.

Mediation in Bankruptcy, the Federal Judicial Center Survey of Mediation Participants: Report to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Robert J. Niemic

January 1, 1998

At its March 1997 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules asked the Federal Judicial Center to undertake this survey to inform the committee's preliminary look at whether there is a need for national bankruptcy rules to govern mediation.

Chapter 11 Venue Choice by Large Public Companies: A Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System

Gordon Bermant, Arlene Jorgensen Hillestad, Aaron Kerry

January 1, 1997

A report that responds to a request by the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System for empirical information and analysis on whether the bankruptcy case venue statutes and procedural rule should be amended.

Assessing the Judicial Workload Associated with Mega Chapter 11 Cases in the Southern District of New York

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

December 16, 1996

Report to the Bankruptcy Committee of the results of adjusting the weighted caseload for the Southern District of New York in accordance with the protocol adopted by the Bankruptcy Committee at the June 1996 meeting.

Rule 2004 Examinations—Survey Results

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Naomi Medvin

September 20, 1996

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.

Assessing the Judicial Work Load Associated with Mega Chapter 11 Cases

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Patricia A. Lombard

June 10, 1996

This report revises and expands on the January 1996 report to the Bankruptcy Committee evaluating two approaches that refine assessing judicial workload for Mega Chapter 11 cases and recommendations to the committee for facilitating mega cases in the future.

FJC Directions, No. 9: Special Issue on Pro Se Litigation

Rya W. Zobel, David E. Rauma, William W Schwarzer, Marie Leary, Genevra Kay Loveland, Charles P. Sutelan

June 1, 1996

Articles in this issue of FJC Directions describe federal courts' experiences with pro se actions.

Survey on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Molly Johnson, Gregory A. Mahin, Robert J. Niemic

March 13, 1996

A report of the results of a Center survey of participants in the bankruptcy system concerning their views of the Bankruptcy Rules and related forms.

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