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Technology, Not Rules Changes, Is Answer to E-Discovery Costs, Arthur Miller Tells Senate Panel
December 17, 2013
In a post here last April, we discussed proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure designed to enhance cooperation and proportionality and to standardize sanctions. A preliminary draft of those rule changes has now been posted for public comment, with the commend period closing on Feb. 15. Before they could take effect, the rules would have to be approved by the Judicial Conference’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Judicial Conference, and the Supreme...
December 17, 2013
In a post here last April, we discussed proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure designed to enhance cooperation and proportionality and to standardize sanctions. A preliminary draft of those rule changes has now been posted for public comment, with the commend period closing on Feb. 15. Before they could take effect, the rules would have to be approved by the Judicial Conference’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Judicial Conference, and the Supreme...
Judicial Conference of the United States Approves Additional Cost-Saving Measures
September 24, 2013
The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved the latest in a series of cost cutting measures, taking steps to: Assure there is no overall growth in courthouse space, effective immediately; Reduce the square footage occupied by the Judiciary by the end of Fiscal Year 2018; Seek legislation that would avoid the costs associated with mandatory minimum sentences; and Seek legislation to allow for early termination of supervised release for defendants who no longer present...
September 24, 2013
The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved the latest in a series of cost cutting measures, taking steps to: Assure there is no overall growth in courthouse space, effective immediately; Reduce the square footage occupied by the Judiciary by the end of Fiscal Year 2018; Seek legislation that would avoid the costs associated with mandatory minimum sentences; and Seek legislation to allow for early termination of supervised release for defendants who no longer present...
Caseload Increases Stress Need for New Federal Judgeships
September 18, 2013
"To enable the Judiciary to continue serving litigants efficiently and effectively, the judicial workforce must be expanded," a Judicial Conference representative today told Congress --noting that it has been more than two decades since Congress last passed a comprehensive judgeship bill. Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, chair of the Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Resources, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, to testify on the Article III judgeship...
September 18, 2013
"To enable the Judiciary to continue serving litigants efficiently and effectively, the judicial workforce must be expanded," a Judicial Conference representative today told Congress --noting that it has been more than two decades since Congress last passed a comprehensive judgeship bill. Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, chair of the Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Resources, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, to testify on the Article III judgeship...
ACC Ups Its Involvement in Outside Counsel Fee Fights
March 29, 2013
Usually fights over attorney fees remain between the company and its outside counsel, or the in-house and outside bars. But some...
March 29, 2013
Usually fights over attorney fees remain between the company and its outside counsel, or the in-house and outside bars. But some...
Federal Judiciary Braces for Broad Impact of Budget Sequestration
March 12, 2013
Stating that sequestration has put the federal Judiciary "in uncharted territory," a federal judge told the Judicial Conference today that "we face a budget crisis that is unprecedented, one that is not likely to end in the near-term." "We believe we have done all we can to minimize the impact of sequestration, but a cut of this magnitude, particularly so late in the fiscal year, will affect every facet of court operations," Judge Julia Gibbons, chair of the Conference’s Budget Committee, told...
March 12, 2013
Stating that sequestration has put the federal Judiciary "in uncharted territory," a federal judge told the Judicial Conference today that "we face a budget crisis that is unprecedented, one that is not likely to end in the near-term." "We believe we have done all we can to minimize the impact of sequestration, but a cut of this magnitude, particularly so late in the fiscal year, will affect every facet of court operations," Judge Julia Gibbons, chair of the Conference’s Budget Committee, told...
