28 U.S.C. § 471 — Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-650 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 78 words · no verdicts yet

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Every U.S. district court must adopt a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, either one it creates itself or a model plan from the Judicial Conference. The plan's goals are to speed up civil cases, manage discovery, improve litigation management, and cut costs.

Every U.S. district court must put in place a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, following this chapter. The court can either develop its own plan or adopt a model plan created by the Judicial Conference of the United States. Each plan's purposes are to help civil cases get decided on their merits without delay, keep an eye on discovery, improve how litigation is managed, and make sure civil disputes get resolved fairly, quickly, and inexpensively.

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There shall be implemented by each United States district court, in accordance with this chapter, a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan. The plan may be a plan developed by such district court or a model plan developed by the Judicial Conference of the United States. The purposes of each plan are to facilitate deliberate adjudication of civil cases on the merits, monitor discovery, improve litigation management, and ensure just, speedy, and inexpensive resolutions of civil disputes.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5090; amended Pub. L. 102–198, § 2(1), Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1623.)

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1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-650 · 104 Stat. 5090
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-198 · 105 Stat. 1623

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-650 on 1990-12-01.

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