[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC481]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 23--CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS
Sec. 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
automated capability readily to retrieve information about the status of
each case in such court.
(b)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall
prescribe--
(A) the information to be recorded in district court automated
systems; and
(B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of
judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on
judicial actions in the district court automated systems.
(2) The uniform standards prescribed under paragraph (1)(B)
