William W. Schwarzer, director of the Federal Judicial Center, forwards this Federal Judicial Center publication to all chief judges of U.S. District courts. It includes guidelines on how to implement CJRA provisions and how to develop a district plan for cost and delay reduction.
Mark Mendenhall, Office of the 9th Circuit Executive
December 10, 1990
This memo from Assistant Circuit Executive Mark Mendenhall provides 9th Circuit judicial officers and LRCC members with a forwarded fact sheet and timeline for CJRA implementation
The complete text of Title I of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, also known as the Civil Justice Reform Act. This copy contains handwritten notes and underlines from an unspecified person.
Joseph F. Weiss Jr., Joseph R. Biden, Stephen B. Middlebrook, Diana E. Murphy, Stuart T. Gerson
September 6, 1990
Statements presented before the Subcommitte on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives
Judge William L. Hungate shares his opinion of Biden Bill in this letter to John F. Nangle. Attached is a New York Times article by Stephen Labaton about asbestos litigation
Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Walter T. McGovern, Joseph R. Biden, Diana E. Murphy, Robert F. Peckham
July 9, 1990
Administrative Office Director L. Ralph Mecham transmits the 5/17/1990 Senate Congressional Record and Prepared Statements from 6/25/1990 to U.S. District and Circuit Judges and Magistrates
Robert F. Peckham, Walter T. McGovern, Diana E. Murphy, Carl D. Liggio
June 26, 1990
Transcript contains the committee hearing testimony and prepared statements of Judge Robert F. Peckham, Judge Walter T. McGovern, Judge Diana E. Murphy, and Carl D. Liggio on S. 2648.
James D. Ellis, Veryl L. Riddle, Robert H. Duesenberg, Walter A. Suhre, Patrick W. Durick, John Francis Nangle
May 2, 1990
Correspondence to Congress members from judges and lawyers discussing the Biden Bill and the Judicial Conference's plan for reform. This Correspondence is summarized and attached to letter from Judge John F. Nangle to Judge Robert F. Peckham
Clarence E. Goetz, J. Frederick Motz, Frederic N. Smalkin, Daniel E. Klein Jr., Deborah K. Chasanow, Catherine C. Blake
April 25, 1990
Letters composed by judges and magistrates in the District of Maryland and sent to Senator Joseph R. Biden and District of Maryland Senior Judge Frank A. Kaufman critiquing the Biden Bill