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Discovery & Disclosure

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The Timing of Scheduling Orders and Discovery Cut-Off Dates

Emery G. Lee

October 1, 2011

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules asked the Federal Judicial Center to study the operation of Rules 16 and 26(f) in the district courts. This report summarizes findings of part of that study.

Motions for Sanctions Based Upon Spoliation of Evidence in Civil Cases: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Emery G. Lee

June 6, 2011

In 2010, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules requested a study of motions for sanctions based on an allegation that the nonmoving party had destroyed evidence, especially electronically stored information (ESI).

A Summary of Responses to a National Survey of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Disclosure Practices in Criminal Cases: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules (Appendices)

Laural L. Hooper, David E. Rauma, Marie Leary, Shelia Thorpe

February 1, 2011

The Center prepared this report at the request of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules as it considers whether to amend Rule 16 to incorporate the government's constitutional obligation to provide exculpatory and impeachment evidence to the defense or, instead, to

Letter Rogatory

Michael Robert Hogan

April 16, 2010

Minutes, United States v. Sedaghaty, No. 6:05-cr-60008 (D. Or. Apr. 16, 2010), D.E. 269.

Appendix F-4: District of Nevada — Scheduling Order

March 1, 2010

Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Emery G. Lee, Thomas E. Willging

March 1, 2010

This report compares selected questions from opinion surveys regarding civil litigation completed by members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, ABA Section of Litigation, and National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).

Appendix H-3: Eastern District of California — Order Following Joint Status Conference Hearing; Setting Date for Evidentiary Hearing and Prehearing

March 1, 2010

This report presents the results of interviews of a small group of attorneys who had completed the Center's case-based survey on the costs of litigation under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Discovery & Disclosure

The Timing of Scheduling Orders and Discovery Cut-Off Dates

Motions for Sanctions Based Upon Spoliation of Evidence in Civil Cases: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

A Summary of Responses to a National Survey of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Disclosure Practices in Criminal Cases: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules (Appendices)

Letter Rogatory

Appendix F-4: District of Nevada — Scheduling Order

Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Appendix H-3: Eastern District of California — Order Following Joint Status Conference Hearing; Setting Date for Evidentiary Hearing and Prehearing

Appendix H-2: Central District of California — Scheduling Order for Evidentiary Hearing

Appendix E-8: Middle District of Pennsylvania — General Procedure Order

In Their Words: Attorney Views About Costs and Procedures in Federal Civil Litigation

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