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NCJ Number:	NCJ 195107
Title:	Civil Litigation Management Manual, 2001
Project Director(s):	John W. Lungstrum
Corporate Author:	US Judicial Conference United States
Sale:	US Judicial Conference Supreme Court Building Washington, DC 20544 United States
Publication Date:	2001
Pages:	475
Type:	Standards/guidelines
Origin:	United States
Language:	English
Annotation:	Approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States at its March 2001 session, this manual reflects the varied experiences of district and magistrate judges in presenting case-management practices in civil litigation.
Abstract:	The manual's first six sections follow the chronology of a civil case, beginning with techniques for monitoring service of process and concluding with the management of trials. A discussion of the early and ongoing control of the pretrial process addresses the establishment of early case management control and the prompting of counsel to give early attention to the case. The section on setting and monitoring a case management plan addresses consultation with lawyers and unrepresented parties, scheduling a Rule 16 conference, setting a case management plan through the Rule 16 conference, and the scheduling order and calendar management. A discussion of discovery management focuses on techniques for managing discovery, the anticipation and forestalling of discovery problems, limiting discovery, handling discovery disputes, computer-based discovery, and management tools for computer-based discovery. Other sections in the chronology of civil case management feature pretrial motions management, judicial settlement and alternative dispute resolution, and the final pretrial conference and trial planning. Remaining sections of the manual turn to more specialized matters, including mass tort, class action, and complex cases; the management of expert evidence; high profile cases; pro se cases; personnel resources in litigation management; and institutional issues in litigation management. Appended sample forms, guidelines for ensuring fair and effective court-annexed alternative dispute resolution, local rules and forms for a differentiated case management system, sample statistical reports, a table of statutes, a table of rules, and a 195-item bibliography
Main Term(s):	Court case flow management
Index Term(s):	Judges ; Pretrial procedures ; Pretrial discovery ; Trial procedures ; Alternative dispute settlement ; Civil proceedings ; Civil litigation
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