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Discovery & Disclosure

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Southern District Of New York Report of Advisory Group Cost and Delay Reduction Plan Summary

An undated Reviews of Plans and Reports of the plan and report of the Southern District of New York's Civil Justice Advisory Group.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania Principal Causes of Cost and Delay

Civil Justice Advisory Group for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Undated report on the primary impediments to achieving "the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action" in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Handwritten Notes

Handwritten notes regarding the features of districts' plans.

Principles & Guidelines Section 473 (a) CJRA

This list identifies Early Implementation Districts by the principles and techniques they will use to reduce costs and time delays

Justice for All: Reducing Costs and Delay in Civil Litigation

Brookings Task Force on Civil Justice Reform

The influential Brookings Institute study (suggested by Senator Joseph Biden) that formed the basis for many of the civil justice reform proposals adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Civil Justice Reform Roadmap

Carl Tobias

Describes the recent history of civil justice reform efforts. Includes analysis of the reform efforts of each of the three branches.

Collision Course in Federal Civil Discovery

Carl Tobias

Examines the effects of the CJRA and the Federal Rules proposal to amend Rule 26 on pre-trial discovery.

Tentative List of Consensus Items from FCSC Report

Stephen Wermiel

A tentative list of concensus items from the FCSC report, as well as an attached Wall Street Journal article entitled "Courts and Congress Close to Agreement on Cutting Delays, Costs of Civil Cases"

The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 S. 2027 (The Biden Bill) Description and Preliminary Analysis

Commentary on S. 2027

Statement by the Honorable Robert F. Peckham About Title I of S. 2648 Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plans

Robert F. Peckham

The Prepared Statement of Judge Robert F. Peckham as presented in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee

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