§ 474. — Review of district court action.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC474]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 23--CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS
Sec. 474. Review of district court action
(a)(1) The chief judge of each district court in a circuit and the
chief judge of the circuit shall, as a committee--
(A) review each plan and report submitted pursuant to section
472(d) of this title; and
(B) make such suggestions for additional actions or modified
actions of that district court as the committee considers
appropriate for reducing cost and delay in civil litigation in the
district court.
(2) The chief judge of a circuit may designate another judge of the
court of appeals of that circuit, and the chief judge of a district
court may designate another judge of such court, to perform that chief
judge's responsibilities under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) The Judicial Conference of the United States--
(1) shall review each plan and report submitted by a district
court pursuant to section 472(d) of this title; and
(2) may request the district court to take additional action if
the Judicial Conference determines that such court has not
adequately responded to the conditions relevant to the civil and
criminal dockets of the court or to the recommendations of the
district court's advisory group.
(Added Pub. L. 101-650, title I, Sec. 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat.
5093; amended Pub. L. 102-198, Sec. 2(2), Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1623.)
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-198, Sec. 2(2)(A), substituted
``chief judge'' for ``chief judges'' and struck out ``court of appeals
for such'' after ``judge of the'' in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-198, Sec. 2(2)(B), substituted ``circuit
may designate another judge of the court of appeals of that circuit,''
for ``court of appeals'' and ``court, to perform that'' for ``court to
perform the''.
