§ 476. — Enhancement of judicial information dissemination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC476]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 23--CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS
Sec. 476. Enhancement of judicial information dissemination
(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall prepare a semiannual report, available to the public, that
discloses for each judicial officer--
(1) the number of motions that have been pending for more than
six months and the name of each case in which such motion has been
pending;
(2) the number of bench trials that have been submitted for more
than six months and the name of each case in which such trials are
under submission; and
(3) the number and names of cases that have not been terminated
within three years after filing.
(b) To ensure uniformity of reporting, the standards for
categorization or characterization of judicial actions to be prescribed
in accordance with section 481 of this title shall apply to the
semiannual report prepared under subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 101-650, title I, Sec. 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat.
5093.)
