28 U.S.C. § 481 — Automated case information

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 court. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5094.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 101–650, which was approved Dec. 1, 1990. § 479. Information on litigation management and cost and delay reduction (a) Within four years after the date of the en- actment of this chapter, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall prepare a comprehen- sive report on all plans received pursuant to sec- tion 472(d) of this title. The Director of the Fed- eral Judicial Center and the Director of the Ad- ministrative Office of the United States Courts may make recommendations regarding such re- port to the Judicial Conference during the prep- aration 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 manage- ment 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 Fed- eral Judicial Center and the Director of the Ad- ministrative Office of the United States Courts may make recommendations regarding the prep- aration of and any subsequent revisions to the Manual. (2) The Manual shall be developed after careful evaluation of the plans implemented under sec- tion 472 of this title, the demonstration program conducted under section 104 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, and the pilot program con- ducted under section 105 of the Civil Justice Re- form Act of 1990. (3) The Manual shall contain a description and analysis of the litigation management, cost and delay reduction principles and techniques, and alternative dispute resolution programs consid- ered most effective by the Judicial Conference, the Director of the Federal Judicial Center, and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5095.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 101–650, which was approved Dec. 1, 1990. Sections 104 and 105 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 101–650], referred to in subsec. (c)(2), are set out as notes under section 471 of this title. § 480. Training programs The Director of the Federal Judicial Center and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall develop and con- duct comprehensive education and training pro- grams to ensure that all judicial officers, clerks of court, courtroom deputies, and other appro- priate court personnel are thoroughly familiar with the most recent available information and analyses about litigation management and other techniques for reducing cost and expediting the resolution of civil litigation. The curriculum of such training programs shall be periodically re- vised to reflect such information and analyses. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5095.) § 481. Automated case information (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall ensure that each United States district court has the auto- mated capability readily to retrieve information about the status of each case in such court. (b)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Direc- tor shall prescribe— (A) the information to be recorded in dis- trict court automated systems; and Page 168 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 482 1 So in original. Probably should be section ‘‘599A’’. 1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline. (B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on judicial actions in the district court automated sys- tems. (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. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5095.) § 482. Definitions As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘judicial of- ficer’’ means a United States district court judge or a United States magistrate judge. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5096, 5117.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States magistrate judge’’ substituted for ‘‘United States magistrate’’ in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title. PART II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Chap. Sec. 31. The Attorney General ........................ 501 33. Federal Bureau of Investigation ..... 531 35. United States Attorneys .................... 541 37. United States Marshals Service ...... 561 39. United States Trustees ...................... 581 40. Independent Counsel ......................... 591 40A. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- arms, and Explosives ...................... 2599A1 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2006—Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1187(d), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3128, added item for chapter 40A. 2002—Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4003(b)(6), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812, inserted ‘‘Service’’ after ‘‘Mar- shals’’ in item for chapter 37. 1986—Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 144(g)(2), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3097, substituted ‘‘40’’ for ‘‘39’’ in item relating to Independent Counsel. 1983—Pub. L. 97–409, § 2(a)(2), Jan. 3, 1983, 96 Stat. 2039, substituted ‘‘Independent Counsel’’ for ‘‘Special Pros- ecutor’’ in item for second chapter 39. 1978—Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(b), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2664, added item for chapter 39, ‘‘United States Trustees’’, effective Oct. 1, 1979. Pub. L. 95–521, title VI, § 601(b), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1873, added item for chapter 39 ‘‘Special Prosecutor’’. 1966—Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 611, added items for chapters 31 and 33 and redesignated items for former chapters 31 and 33 as 35 and 37, respec- tively. CHAPTER 31—THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Sec. 501. Executive department. Sec. 502. Seal. 503. Attorney General. 504. Deputy Attorney General. 504a. Associate Attorney General. 505. Solicitor General. 506. Assistant Attorneys General. 507. Assistant Attorney General for Administra- tion. 507A. Assistant Attorney General for National Se- curity. 508. Vacancies. 509. Functions of the Attorney General. 509A. National Security Division. 509B. Section to enforce human rights laws. 510. Delegation of authority. 511. Attorney General to advise the President. 512. Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments. 513. Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments. 514. Legal services on pending claims in depart- ments and agencies. 515. Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys. 516. Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice. 517. Interests of United States in pending suits. 518. Conduct and argument of cases. 519. Supervision of litigation. 520. Transmission of petitions in United States Court of Federal Claims or in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; statement furnished by departments. 521. Publication and distribution of opinions. 522. Report of business and statistics. 523. Requisitions. 524. Availability of appropriations. 525. Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange. 526. Authority of the Attorney General to inves- tigate United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and others.1 527. Establishment of working capital fund. 528. Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice. 529. Annual report of Attorney General. 530. Payment of travel and transportation ex- penses of newly appointed special agents. 530A. Authorization of appropriations for travel and related expenses and for health care of personnel serving abroad. 530B. Ethical standards for attorneys for the Gov- ernment. 530C. Authority to use available funds. 530D. Report on enforcement of laws. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2009—Pub. L. 111–122, § 2(c), Dec. 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 3480, added item 509B. 2006—Pub. L. 109–177, title V, § 506(c), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 249, added items 507A and 509A. 2002—Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title II, §§ 201(b), 202(b)(1), div. B, title IV, § 4003(b)(5), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1771, 1774, 1811, in item 526, struck out ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘trust- ees’’, and added items 530C and 530D. 1998—Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 801(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–119, added item 530B. 1992—Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516, substituted ‘‘United States Court of Fed- eral Claims’’ for ‘‘United States Claims Court’’ in item 520. 1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6281(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4369, added item 530A.