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28 U.S.C. § 481 — Automated case information
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**(a)** The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall ensure that each United States district court has the automated capability readily to retrieve information about the status of each case in such court.
**(b)**
(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall prescribe—
(A) the information to be recorded in district court automated systems; and
(B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on judicial actions in the district court automated systems.
(2) The uniform standards prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall include a definition of what constitutes a dismissal of a case and standards for measuring the period for which a motion has been pending.
**(c)** Each United States district court shall record information as prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
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**(a)** The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall ensure that each United States district court has the automated capability readily to retrieve information about the status of each case in such court.
**(b)**
(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall prescribe—
(A) the information to be recorded in district court automated systems; and
(B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on judicial actions in the district court automated systems.
(2) The uniform standards prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall include a definition of what constitutes a dismissal of a case and standards for measuring the period for which a motion has been pending.
**(c)** Each United States district court shall record information as prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
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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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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States attorney for each judicial district.
**(b)** Each United States attorney shall be appointed for a term of four years. On the expiration of his term, a United States attorney shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
**(c)** Each United States attorney is subject to removal by the President.
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 481
(Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1,
1990, 104 Stat. 5094.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 103(c) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990
[Pub. L. 101–650], referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is set out
as a note under section 471 of this title.
§ 478. Advisory groups
(a) Within ninety days after the date of the en-
actment of this chapter, the advisory group re-
quired in each United States district court in
accordance with section 472 of this title shall be
appointed by the chief judge of each district
court, after consultation with the other judges
of such court.
(b) The advisory group of a district court shall
be balanced and include attorneys and other per-
sons who are representative of major categories
of litigants in such court, as determined by the
chief judge of such court.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), in no event shall
any member of the advisory group serve longer
than four years.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the United
States Attorney for a judicial district, or his or
her designee, shall be a permanent member of
the advisory group for that district court.
(e) The chief judge of a United States district
court may designate a reporter for each advi-
sory group, who may be compensated in accord-
ance with guidelines established by the Judicial
Conference of the United States.
(f) The members of an advisory group of a
United States district court and any person des-
ignated as a reporter for such group shall be
considered as independent contractors of such
court when in the performance of official duties
of the advisory group and may not, solely by
reason of service on or for the advisory group, be
prohibited from practicing law before such
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