§ 472. — Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC472]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 23--CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS
Sec. 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.
(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.
(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 recommendations, the advisory group of a
district court shall take into account the particular needs and
circumstances of the district court, litigants in such court, and the
litigants' attorneys.
(3) The advisory group of a district court shall ensure that its
recommended actions include significant contributions to be made by the
court, the litigants, and the litigants' attorneys toward reducing cost
and delay and thereby facilitating access to the courts.
(d) The chief judge of the district court shall transmit a copy of
the plan implemented in accordance with subsection (a) and the report
prepared in accordance with subsection (b) of this section to--
(1) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts;
(2) the judicial council of the circuit in which the district
court is located; and
(3) the chief judge of each of the other United States district
courts located in such circuit.
(Added Pub. L. 101-650, title I, Sec. 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat.
5090.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 473, 474, 478, 479 of this
title.
