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Section 1983 Litigation, Second Edition [Superseded]

Kathryn R. Urbonya, Martin A. Schwartz

January 1, 2008

Section 1983 Litigation, Section Edition analyzes the fundamental issues that arise in litigation under 42 U.S.C. - 1983, and the case law interpreting those issues.

An Empirical Examination of Attorneys' Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation

Thomas E. Willging, Shannon R. Wheatman

December 17, 2005

This article presents attorney responses to a national random survey of 728 attorneys who represented plaintiffs and defendants in 621 recently closed class action cases.

State-Federal Judicial Observer, No. 17

James G. Apple, Frank Morey Coffin, William Hubbs Rehnquist, John Furniss

February 1, 1999

In this issue of the State-Federal Judicial Observer:

The Court Historian, No. 9 (March 1998)

March 1, 1998

In this issue:

The Amistad Case and the Federal Courts
Documenting the Careers of Federal Judges

The Court Historian was an occasional newsletter (discontinued) from the Federal Judicial History Office.

Planned Research on Appellate Jurisdiction

Joe S. Cecil

June 1, 1996

Letter to the Chair of the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure regarding current research plans in the area of the committee's rulemaking authority under 28 USC § 1292(e).

FJC Directions, No. 5: Special State-Federal Issue

Paul D. Carrington, J. Clifford Wallace, William W Schwarzer, Nancy E. Weiss, Alan Hirsch, Ellen A. Peters, Edward B. McConnell, Victor E. Flango, Maria Gibson

August 1, 1993

This issue of FJC Directions provides highlights of the papers presented at the National Conference on State-Federal Judicial Relationships, held in April 1992, and of the discussions the papers prompted.

Federal Jurisdiction

James M. Wagstaffe

June 16, 1993

Videotaped presentation to newly appointed district judges on federal subject-matter jurisdiction. Provides a detailed discussion of the four types of federal jurisdiction: federal question, diversity, removal, and supplemental.

A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals [Superseded]

Thomas E. Baker

January 1, 1989

A brief introduction to the statutory law, case law, and rules of court governing the U.S. courts of appeals. The author traces the appeals process and analyzes jurisdictional requirements for final and interlocutory appeals, criminal appeals, review by writ, and agency appeals.

The Budgetary Impact of Possible Changes in Diversity Jurisdiction

Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1988

A report that estimates the budgetary impact of the 1988 amendments to diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction and the potential impact as of 1988, of other proposals. The report presents a method for estimating the impact of changes in federal jurisdiction.

Issue Preclusion Against the United States Government

A. Leo Levin, Susan M. Leeson

January 1, 1984

A paper that explores the special problems of repetitive litigation by the United States, including the institutional role of the Of-ce of the Solicitor General.

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Federal Jurisdiction

Section 1983 Litigation, Second Edition [Superseded]

An Empirical Examination of Attorneys' Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation

State-Federal Judicial Observer, No. 17

The Court Historian, No. 9 (March 1998)

Planned Research on Appellate Jurisdiction

FJC Directions, No. 5: Special State-Federal Issue

Federal Jurisdiction

A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals [Superseded]

The Budgetary Impact of Possible Changes in Diversity Jurisdiction

Issue Preclusion Against the United States Government

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