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N14 U /04°777 Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States Activities of the Adminstrative Office of the United States Courts Judicial Business of the United States Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States Activities of the Adminstrative Office of the United States Courts Judicial Business of the United States Preparedb | 2 } Adm ry Strative ( tice + +) a Liniteq ; st; eS ( rts Thurgood i Aarshall Federal Judiciary Building Washinaton, D.C. 20544 CONTENTS Section 1: Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States ...............cccceeeeee 1-111 Section 2: Activities of the Administrative Office I 1-53 Section 3: Judicial Business I ei tl 1-388 Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States March 11, 1997 REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES Marcu II, 1997 WASHINGTON, D.C, JubICcIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES CuieF JusticE WituiAM H. REHNQUIST, PRESIDING LEONIDAS RALPH MECHAM, SECRETARY iV REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 1997 Contents i a oe eee een neni te nesesis | Dt thebbiidestessecntteneesssaaeenhe’seeéensaeseseees 0eend 4 CE a ee ee a ee eee Te aT TTT ere 4 eee eee eee ee eb hbeenendenntdnsensesa 4 United States Sentencing Commission ..............06000 0ee0 e0a e 4 Dt bop tet peed peeebebibbssartbeassrbbo0e'4t0e20n%s 5 Funding for District of Columbia Court System .................0.. 6 Optimal Utilization of Judicial Resources ............0.000000000000. 7 Beaty OF Cie CHIRGE FUBNIOS AGE 0. ccccc cece ee e e eens 8 Ds : oes 605066 0 6.6000000040069060008040004 8 Committee on the Administrative Office... 0.0.0.6en e 10 ED 6654 005.006606040600000005000000000000088 10 Committee on Automation and Technology ................000 0ce0c0e 10 Long Range Plan for Automation ............0.c. c.e.e .ee0n s 10 SD + 66506466.5669096000-0040000000000000900000088 1] Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System ............... 1] OPED + 4 0900005960590000000040008 00000000084 1] Statistical Reporting of Intercircuit and Intracircuit Assignments ..... . 12 Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judges ... 2... 2.0.0... 13 Revision of Dollar Amounts in the Bankruptcy Code ............... 13 EEE 0.4.6 :0.60'0:60-406060000000400000000000008000008 14 ED «6.054 6.66006606640460600440000064600090004 14 EE «6 6.0 5 6.04.00459446665604600000006004004 14 Ethics Reform Act Gin Regulations ... 0... cece ees 14 ED 0 466.666 009-40060609966-060000000000000000 15 Committee on Court Administration and Case Management ............... 15 TT TR I Re 15 Staffing Resources for CJRA and Arbitration Programs ............. 16 A a 17 i a a a ea ne ee 17 Acquiring and Releasing Space .............0c .e.ce0 e0e e 18 Probation and Pretrial Services Divisional Offices ........... 19 Wibnceteemeows Fee GOMOGMIOS ww. cece eee eeeeeeeseees 20 ER Se ee ne 20 Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation .................. 20 ee ee 21 Victims’ Rights Constitutional Amendment ...................... 21 EE ee ee ee 21 I ee ee 22 EE ETC TTT TTT TTT EET T TTT TTT! Defender Organization Funding Requests ...............0000005. 22 Death Penmity REMTOSCMIMMION 0. ccc cece cece ees 23 Disclosure of Compensation Payments ............00.0. c0e e0a e 24 Panel Attorney AGMIMiStVation ... 0... ccc ccc cee eens 24 Case Compensation Maximums ..........0.0. e.e .ee0e e.e0ns 25 Committee on Financial Disclosure ... cccccc e e eee eens 25 ED sb kn 5 506 06:6-4640000000000000060090000004 25 Committee on Intercircuit Assignments ........0.00. 0e.e0 .e0e 0ee e 25 ED 5544 64.0:0:4.96-0.040-40.000-0000006000000000800 25 Committee on International Judicial Relations ....................00005. 26 ED «6.0 06 5:'5'0.565.000460000050600040000000000808 26 Committee on the Judicial Branch... ccc cece eee eeen 26 CED 6g o.5'00:6-000046494600000000600000000000008 26 COOUIIIUNNS GU FIONN TRGOOUOTS ccccece cece ee eeeees 26 I ED in0 0.00 0450464660000000000460480008008 26 ED 94 0:049-00-9099:05.00000090460060094090004 26 ED 06600004 660-0950646000609000000049008868 27 District Judgeship Needs Survey ........... 20.00.00 0 eee 27 ED ok 605600000600000000000000000008 27 Congressional Accountability Act ......0..... ce.ce. .eee. ee e 28 ED 6.64 4.00 66:0:066000.0006009460000000040400060900% 28 Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judges System .......... 29 ED 6 0464560666696000006600000000000084 29 Changes in Magistrate Judge Positions ....................00008- 29 Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct and Disability Orders ....... 34 Processing of Petitions for Review ... 0... ceceee e ees 34 Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ...............00000005.. 34 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ......00.. .cc .c0ec.e0 0ee ns 34 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ............0..00.00000000005.35 FedRuelesr ofa Evilden ce .....0..0 c.ece. ee.e ee.e e.e e.ee e.ee OD Committee on Security, Space and Facilities ........0.00.00 066.0 e eee eee 36 Courtroom Sharing and Model for Courtroom Planning ............ 36 United States Courts Design Guide .. 0.0.60ee s 37 Five Year Courthouse Project Plan ............cccccceceececvees 39 CC 39 Fe ee 40 Use of Court Facilities by State and Local Governments ............ 40 Space Management Initiatives Plan ...20..0.... .c c.c ce.ce e.e e e 40 pOtte ee ete hes Ae boo. ot tee eseccecntesabanbene 4] Dt tcbpie hi peecbebichid i n5e005000en5h006e000s00benseeuer 42 FEST ET TTETT TET TUT TT TT CTC Te T TTT 42 || REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 1997 The Judicial Conference of the United States convened in Washington, D.C., on March 11. '997, pursuant to the call of the Chief Justice of the United States issued under 28 U.S.C. § 331. The Chief Justice presided, and the following members of the Conference were present: Fi.s° Circuit: Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella Chief Judge Joseph L. Tauro, District of Massachusetts Second Circuit: Chief Judge Jon O. Newman Chief Judge Peter C. Dorsey, District of Connecticut Third Circuit: Chief Judge Dolores K. Sloviter Chief Judge Edward N. Cahn, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Fourth Circuit: Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III Judge W. Earl Britt, Eastern District of North Carolina Judicial Conference of the United States Fifth Circuit: Chief Judge Henry A. Politz Judge William H. Barbour, Jr., Southern District of Mississippi Sixth Circuit: Chief Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr. Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Middle District of Tennessee Seventh Circuit: Chief Judge Richard A. Posner Chief Judge Michael M. Mihm, Central District of Illinois Eighth Circuit: Chief Judge Richard S. Arnold Judge Donald E. O'Brien, Northern District of lowa Ninth Circuit: Chief Judge Procter Hug, Jr. Chief Judge Lloyd D. George, District of Nevada Tenth Circuit: Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour Judge Clarence A. Brimmer, District of Wyoming to

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