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28 U.S.C. § 478 — Advisory groups

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28 U.S.C. § 478 — Advisory groups

**(a)** Within ninety days after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the advisory group required in each United States district court in accordance with [section 472 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section472&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 persons 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 advisory group, who may be compensated in accordance 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 designated 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 court.

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28 U.S.C. § 472 — Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan

**(a)** The civil justice expense and delay reduction plan implemented by a district court shall be developed or selected, as the case may be, after consideration of the recommendations of an advisory group appointed in accordance with [section 478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section478&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** The advisory group of a United States district court shall submit to the court a report, which shall be made available to the public and which shall include— (1) an assessment of the matters referred to in subsection (c)(1); (2) the basis for its recommendation that the district court develop a plan or select a model plan; (3) recommended measures, rules and programs; and (4) an explanation of the manner in which the recommended plan complies with [section 473 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section473&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** (1) In developing its recommendations, the advisory group of a district court shall promptly complete a thorough assessment of the state of the court’s civil and criminal dockets. In performing the assessment for a district court, the advisory group shall— (A) determine the condition of the civil and criminal dockets; (B) identify trends in case filings and in the demands being placed on the court’s resources; (C) identify the principal causes of cost and delay in civil litigation, giving consideration to such potential causes as court procedures and the ways in which litigants and their attorneys approach and conduct litigation; and (D) examine the extent to which costs and delays could be reduced by a better assessment of the impact of new legislation on the courts. (2) In developing its recommendatio

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28 U.S.C. § 473 — Content of civil justice expense and delay reduction plans

**(a)** In formulating the provisions of its civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, each United States district court, in consultation with an advisory group appointed under [section 478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section478&num=0&edition=prelim), shall consider and may include the following principles and guidelines of litigation management and cost and delay reduction: (1) systematic, differential treatment of civil cases that tailors the level of individualized and case specific management to such criteria as case complexity, the amount of time reasonably needed to prepare the case for trial, and the judicial and other resources required and available for the preparation and disposition of the case; (2) early and ongoing control of the pretrial process through involvement of a judicial officer in— (A) assessing and planning the progress of a case; (B) setting early, firm trial dates, such that the trial is scheduled to occur within eighteen months after the filing of the complaint, unless a judicial officer certifies that— (i) the demands of the case and its complexity make such a trial date incompatible with serving the ends of justice; or (ii) the trial cannot reasonably be held within such time because of the complexity of the case or the number or complexity of pending criminal cases; (C) controlling the extent of discovery and the time for completion of discovery, and ensuring compliance with appropriate requested discovery in a timely fashion; and (D) setting, at the earliest practicable time, deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; (3) for all cases that the court or an individual judicial officer determines are complex and any other appr

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28 U.S.C. § 475 — Periodic district court assessment

After developing or selecting a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, each United States district court shall assess annually the condition of the court’s civil and criminal dockets with a view to determining appropriate additional actions that may be taken by the court to reduce cost and delay in civil litigation and to improve the litigation management practices of the court. In performing such assessment, the court shall consult with an advisory group appointed in accordance with [section 478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section478&num=0&edition=prelim).

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28 U.S.C. § 478 — Advisory groups

Page 167 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 c

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