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Study of Class Action Objector Appeals in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals: Report to the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Marie Leary

October 1, 2013

This report to the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules focused on class action objector appeals filed in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits from settlements approved by the district courts in class actions filed after January 1, 2008.

Federal Securities Law, Third Edition

Thomas Lee Hazen

January 1, 2011

The author examines the statutory framework for the issues that federal judges are most likely to encounter in federal securities litigation. The third edition updates case law, including recent Supreme Court cases as well as circuit splits.

California Guidelines for Motions for Preliminary and Final Approval of Class Settlement (with comments referencing authorities) Draft, May 3, 2010

May 3, 2010

This California Superior Court document is made available on the Federal Judicial Center website at the request of the authors of Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition,

Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 2010

This pocket guide is designed to help federal judges manage the increased number of class action cases filed in or removed to federal courts as a result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA).

Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide

January 1, 2010

The checklist provides overall guidance on notice and notice plan development and provides guidance for improving class actions claims processes.

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition

Laura B. Bartell

January 1, 2009

(update of the 2007 version to incorporate the December 2007 bankruptcy rules amendments)

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Class Actions

Study of Class Action Objector Appeals in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals: Report to the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Federal Securities Law, Third Edition

California Guidelines for Motions for Preliminary and Final Approval of Class Settlement (with comments referencing authorities) Draft, May 3, 2010

Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition

Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition

Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition [Superseded]

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition—Exhibits

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases, Second Edition—Report and Exhibits

Exhibit I-7. Sample Procedures for Complex Chapter 11 Cases

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