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28 U.S.C. § 471 — Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
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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.
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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.
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**(a)** The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prepare a semiannual report, available to the public, that discloses for each judicial officer—
(1) the number of motions that have been pending for more than six months and the name of each case in which such motion has been pending;
(2) the number of bench trials that have been submitted for more than six months and the name of each case in which such trials are under submission; and
(3) the number and names of cases that have not been terminated within three years after filing.
**(b)** To ensure uniformity of reporting, the standards for categorization or characterization of judicial actions to be prescribed in accordance with [section 481 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section481&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the semiannual report prepared under subsection (a).
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The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.
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**(a)**
(1) Based on the plans developed and implemented by the United States district courts designated as Early Implementation District Courts pursuant to section 103(c) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, the Judicial Conference of the United States may develop one or more model civil justice expense and delay reduction plans. Any such model plan shall be accompanied by a report explaining the manner in which the plan complies with [section 473 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section473&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Director of the Federal Judicial Center and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may make recommendations to the Judicial Conference regarding the development of any model civil justice expense and delay reduction plan.
**(b)** The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall transmit to the United States district courts and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives copies of any model plan and accompanying report.
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**(a)** Within four years after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall prepare a comprehensive report on all plans received pursuant to [section 472(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section472/d&num=0&edition=prelim). The Director of the Federal Judicial Center and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may make recommendations regarding such report to the Judicial Conference during the preparation of the report. The Judicial Conference shall transmit copies of the report to the United States district courts and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
**(b)** The Judicial Conference of the United States shall, on a continuing basis—
(1) study ways to improve litigation management and dispute resolution services in the district courts; and
(2) make recommendations to the district courts on ways to improve such services.
**(c)**
(1) The Judicial Conference of the United States shall prepare, periodically revise, and transmit to the United States district courts a Manual for Litigation Management and Cost and Delay Reduction. The Director of the Federal Judicial Center and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may make recommendations regarding the preparation of and any subsequent revisions to the Manual.
(2) The Manual shall be developed after careful evaluation of the plans implemented under [section 472 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section472&num=0&edition=prelim), the demonstration program conducted under section 104 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, and the pilot program conducted under se
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 471
Sec.
474.
Review of district court action.
475.
Periodic district court assessment.
476.
Enhancement of judicial information dissemi-
nation.
477.
Model civil justice expense and delay reduc-
tion plan.
478.
Advisory groups.
479.
Information on litigation management and
cost and delay reduction.
480.
Training programs.
481.
Automated case information.
482.
Definitions.
§ 471. Requirement for a district court civil jus-
tice expense and delay reduction plan
There shall be implemented by each United
States district court, in accordance with this
chapter, a civil justice expense and delay reduc-
tion 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 delib-
erate adjudication of civil cases on the merits,
monitor discovery, improve litigation manage-
ment, and ensure just, speedy, and inexpensive
resolutions of civil disputes.
(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.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1991—Pub. L. 102–198 substituted ‘‘this chapter’’ for
‘‘this title’’.
CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF FINDINGS
Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 102, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5089,
provided that: ‘‘The Congress makes the following find-
ings:
‘‘(1) The problems of cost and delay in civil litiga-
tion in any United States district court must be ad-
dressed in the context of the full range of demands
made on the district court’s resources by both civil
and criminal matters.
‘‘(2) The courts, the litigants, the litigants’ attor-
neys, and the Congress and the executive branch,
sh
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