United States Courts: Selected Reports... 1993... U.S. Department of Judiciary

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UNITED STATES COURTS:
SELECTED REPORTS
REPORTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES
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ACTIVITIES OF THE ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES CourRTS
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JUDICIAL BUSINESS OF THE UNITED STATES CourTsS
UNITED STATES COURTS:
SELECTED REPORTS
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 CourRTS
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS
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SECTION 1: REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES ..........cccccccccccccccccceeeeecessnueeeees 1-7]
MARCH PROCEEDINGS:
Call of the Comferemce o........ccccccccccccccsccsscsscesessvavavsvsvavavavvevevees |
BID sedidseierisiintsievidakiesimntecsassttaanrenanarenimmaddtoneniite 3
SI osinysshexeierrcenets estenvitierassindiinaraneentannaidine 3
Sentencing COMMISSION ............ccccccseseeeesereeteeseeseaveseeteveeen 4
Cost-Of-Living Adjustment for Federal Judges ................00065 4
BBCUNIVE COTRTRUBIER 0.....ccccssssssssccessccccsscccscsessccsseessessersesceescens 4
Committee on the Administrative Office .......0...c.cccceeee 7
Committee on Automation and Technology ...............000000 7
Committee on the Administration of the
Bankruptcy System .......ccccccscscsesseeseessseeveseeveesseseesseneaven 8
Committee on the Budget .........0...0cccccccccesseresneen peirees 10
Committee on Codes of Conduct ............00.0ccccccccscssessssneseerees 10
Committee on Court Administration and
Case Mamagement ..........c.cccccccccscsecsesscseeseesesvseeveseaseveevens 10
Committee on Court and Judicial Security ...............00cc000 12
Committee on Crimimal Law ........0....00:ccccccccccsccsesscsrsveeseseneeees 13
Committee on Defender Services ...............cccccccccccccsssseserereees 13
Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction ................cccccc0c 15
Committee on Financial Disclosure .................ccccccccccsceeeee 15
Committee on Intercircuit Assignment ..................0ccc00e00 15
Committee on the Judicial Branch .................cccccccccscsceseeeeees 15
Committee on Judicial Resources .............0.ccccccccccscsssssseseeeeees 16
Long-Range Planning Committee ...............0.0ccccccsseesseeseseen 18
Committee on the Administration of the
Magistrate Judges System ............ccccccsccsesssseetesenneeseeneees 19
Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct
and Disability Orders ............0.c.ccccccscscsesesesescesestesseeseeneeves 22
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ...............00.... 22
Committee on Space and Facilities ..................cccccccesseseeseesen 23
Committee to Review the Criminal Justice Act ............0.000000 23
Ad Hoc Committee on Gender-Based Violence ...............00.0.. 28
PI cedesnevrvvinichcryhsatunbooetsintinscsuinsnissepeneonsiqutatnniestenesivssieen 29
Release of Conference Action ............0cccccccccccsceseseeececsveeseeeeens 29
SEPTEMBER PROCEEDINGS:
Call of the Conlerence an | ee
Reports | | | auteer 35
United States Sentencing Commission ee
Executive Committee ie secant:
Committee on the Administrative Office ...... verve 40
Committee on Automation and Technology .............6000008. 40)
Committee on the Administration of
the Bankruptcy Syste@M ote 40
Committee on the Budget ooo... cccccscecesseeevenraveees 42
Committee on Codes of Conduct ......0..0..0..00000ccccccrcereree 43
Committee on Court Administration
and Case Management oo......0....6.00ccccccccccecseseseveteseerevere 43
Committee on Court and Judicial Security... 46
Committee on Crimimal Law .o.......00cccccccccccccccsceseseersereees 46
Committee on Defender Services ..............00..cccccceeceerereees 48
Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction ..........0.....cccccce 48
Committee on Financial Disclosure ...........0...00..0.ccccccceee 49
Committee on Intercircuit Assignment ......0..0.00.06ccceen 49
Committee on the Judicial Branch ...........0..00.00ccccceeeeen 49
Committee on Judicial Resources ..............060..ccccccccscceeerseeees 49
Committee on Long-Range Planning ....................cccccceee 51
Committee on the Administration of the
Magistrate Judges System .o..........0cccccccccccseeseseseseseeeeseeees 52
Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct
and Disability Orders ............0.cccccccccccsecscseseeseseseeresseseaeees 56
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ................0... 57
Committee on Space and Facilities .............0.0.ccccccceeeeteeen 58
Ad Hoc Committee on Gender-Based Violence ..................... 59
The Chief Justice's Ad Hoc Committee on
International Judicial Relations ..................0.ccccccceeeees 60
PR 65s cirnes cesrevesvernntesaieacnsrivsrtarernssersestterescsesteetiresenenes 60
Release of Conference Action ............0cccccccccccccccssesscssersrereree 60
I cacsicc cc tteccersncrssicecvesccssseinsititniseseesnentartunisssscciris 61
SECTION 2: ACTIVITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS .........0..00..000..00000005. 1-47
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR ............0..cccccececececceccesecceueeees 2
RESULTS AND REALITIES: 1993 wooo cccccccecceeccuuseeeeeeees 4
Judiciary Reform and Accomplishments ..................0...00000: 4
Be TI sasestsncovsniicesspinieseiasinesttpesisnanecnesteinstenanteasosson 16
I cc cesicassnsscsnnntarsesnnesacisndniseceaevaneiniiaens 19
Service, Support, and Program Delivery 24
IN PROPILE ooccccccccccccccccccccccvcuvccuvcueueuvavereuverenvereareerrrnen , 46
SECTION 3: JUDICIAL BUSINESS
OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS 00....0...0.0.cces 1-55
JUDICIAL WORKLOAD INDICATORS ........00.cccccccccccveccuueuueeeceeens |
JUDICIAL BUSINESS ...........600cccccccccecsccceeeceeeceeeeeceeeeeevernenenens 2
U.S. Courts of Appeals... 2
ee Ce GD ces tctrisanee rneencirncsniscinaemiincen s 7
Other Federal Courts 0.0.0.0. cccccescecsesvesesteavevenes 20
Criminal Justice Act o..oocccccccccccccccssrt tree 21
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts......... Li resaasibatsonisaajaeciaiee 22
United States Magistrate Judges oo... 25
Probation/Pretrial ........0.0.0.ccccccccececsessesessseseesvsveveveveen 25
Complaints Against Judicial Officers oo... 3)
Status of Article I] Judges ooo... cccccceseeeeereen 34
Background and Qualifications of Magistrate Judges ....... 36
SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES:
U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS .........0ccccccccecceccuccunees 38-40
U.S. District Courts — CIVIL ...........6..60...00 41-53
U.S. District Courts — OTHER ...............0065 54-57
APPENDIX I:
SUPREME COUKT OF THE UNITED STATES ...............06. Al-1
U.S. Courts OF APPEALS ........00..0ccccceeeceeeees Al-2 - Al-47
U.S. District Court:
6) | atadennbaadacacseecsens Al-48 - Al-89
WD scc eszinctdenasareissecechestésececseessesssins Al-90 - Al-104
CRIMINAL .......0....ccccccceccecsecceececeuceers Al-105 - Al-166
FEDERAL PROBATION SYSTEM............... Al-167 - Al-186
U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTS ...........0..0.0000. Al-187 - Al-195
U.S. District Courts:
OTHER FEDERAL COURTS .............00000. Al-196 - Al-198
PRETRIAL SERVICES ........00ccccccccecceeeeees Al-199 - Al-246
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS ..............062. Al-247 - Al-252
FEDERAL DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS .... Al-253 - Al-259
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGES .................. Al-260 - Al-277
OTHER ..........0..ccccccecceeceesseeeceusceuceees Al-278 - Al-313
APPENDIX I]: SUMMARY REPORT ON APPOINTMENTS AND
PAYMENTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AcT FOR FIscAL YEAR 1992 ...............000... All-1
SECTION 1
REPORTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES
Marcu 16, 1993
SEPTEMBER 20), 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Judicial Conference of the United States, 28 U.S.C. §331.............0008. ;
Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States
March 16, 1993
Sentencing Commission .....cc.c .cee. ee. ee.e .ee. ee ns
Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Federal Judges ................4..
Executive Committee 6..ee.e eee teenies
Fiscal Year 1992 Hiring Freeze ............ eee eee
Fiscal Year 1993 Spending Plan ..........cc. ce.ce. c.ue s
Independent Counsel Legisiation ..........c.cc. e.nc.es
a(--1(00)( )0) 9
Miscellaneous ACtiONnS ... 1... eeeee eens
Committee on the Administrative Office .....0.. c..c.s.
District of Columbia Public Defender Service ..............
Committee on Automation and Technology ..................05:
Long Range Plan for Automation ......0.c .ce.ce .e.en s
GDD—NA QDDG DN NNOQOOU
Committee on the Administration of the
Bankruptcy System ........ 0. ccc eee eee eee eee eee ween 8
Changes in Duty Stations .....0.. cc.c c.e.ce. .we es 8
Recall of Retired Bankruptcy Judges ...........c.e. ee0e e 9
Bankruptcy Code Amendment ...............eece 0eece s 9
Committee on the Budget ...0.... c.cc c.cc e.ec.t .e ens 10
Committee on Codes of Conduct ......cc.c .ee.e .ee .ee e 10
Committee on Court Administration and Case
Management ... ceceee eeee eee eee ee eeeees 10
Places of Holding Court ....ccc. ce.ce .ee.t e.ee e es 10
Miscellaneous Fees - Searches of Court
TEED ccc edecccececcreecereeeeeeresereccesecese 11
Miscellaneous Fees - Electronic Access to
Court Records ... 1... ccc eee eee e teens 11
Court-Annexed Arbitration .....cc.c. e.ee .eee. ee e 12
Video Conferencing Pilot Program .......0c.. .cec.e .ee e 12
Committee on Court and Judicial Security .............c.e.e 0ee e 12
Committee on Criminal Law... ww. eeeee ee ee eee 13
Long Range Planning ...c.c ee.e ee.e ee.e e.e ee.e ee eee 13
Search and Seizure Policy ....0c .ce.ce e.ee e.ee .een s 13
Violations of Supervision... eeee e eens 13
Committee on Defender Services .....c.ec.e ..ee.e .ee e 13
Federal Defender Organization Case
ED ob og 565 5 664.0044 60 6-40 55004008 40 040048 13
Criminal Justice Act Compensation ........c.ee. e0ee.ne s 14
Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction .....0. .ccc. e.ee. e es 15
Committee on Financial Disclosure ....0.. ce.ce .ee.e .een s 15
Committee on Iniercircuit Assignments .....0.00. .ce.re. ee ns 15
Committee on the Judicial Branch ...... 0...ee s 15
Judicial Survivors’ Annuities System ...........c.ee0 e.ue s 15
Judicial Retirement 2.0... . cc eee ee eens 16
Committee on Judicial Resources .......cec.e .ee.e .eee. ee es 16
Additional Judgeships .....0c. ce.ce .eee. ee.e ee.e e nes 16
Chambers Staff for Magistrate and
Bankruptcy JudgeS ....... ccc cece eee eee eee eens 16
Saved Grade and Saved Pay .....cc.c .cee. ee.e ev.enn ess 17
Model Adverse Action Procedure .......cec.e .ee.e .ee es 17
Severance Pay Policy ....cc.c c.ece. eee. ee .ee .ee e ees 17
Dual Compensation Restrictions .......0.c .c.ec.e .e ee 17
Employee Relocation Reimbursement Policy .............. 18
Additional Court Reporters .....0. .c.ec.e .eee. ee ns 18
Second Chief Deputy Clerk Bankruptcy Clerk's
Office - Central District of California 2.1.1... ke eee 18
Long Range Planning Committee ......... ccc ee eee 18
Committee on the Administration of the
Magistrate Judges System... eee eee 19
Recall of Retired Magistrate Judges ..........c.e .ee.ee e 19
Temporary Emergency Assignment of
Magistrate JUdgeS 2.61. eeeee ee eens 19
Changes in Magistrate Judge Positions ..... peeecereccess 19
Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct
and Disability Orders 0... cc cc ee eee eee eens 22
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ...............05. 22
Bankruptcy Rules ....c.cc. .ee .cee. ee .een s 22
Committee on Space and Facilities ......0.. .ce.ce. e.e e.e e 23 |
Committee to Review the Criminal Justice Act .............0000e e 23
Ad Hoc Committee on Gender-Based Violence ...............05. 28
a BPP ITIUIU TILE eeerereeeeeererererrrerrrrre 29
Release of Conference Action ....cc.c .cece. ce.ce e.ee .ee e ns 29
September 20, 1993
RAs dos 64-0 604440:44466560.40060440446404490 00444405 4
United States Sentencing Commission ..........ce.e. e.e.ns
Executive Committee 2.0... ccc eee eee ee ee eee eens
Fiscal Year 1993 Financial Plan ......0..0 .ce.e e.e.ns
Judicial Conference Committee Matters .............0005.
Pilot Progr€MS .. 10... cece eee ee ee ee eee eens
Three Branch Coordination .. 0.0... 0... ccc ee eee eee
RESOIUNION 2... eee ee eee ee ee eee eens
Miscellaneous Actions .....0.c c.cc .ee. ee.e e.ee. ee ns
Committee on the Administrative Office ......0.c c.e.c.e.
Committee on Automation and Technology .............cceeeees
SFS SSESSSEESERE
Procurement Legislation .....c.ec.e .ee. ee.e e.en s
Committee on the Administration of the
Bankruptcy System ......... cee cece eee eee eee teens 40
Additional Bankruptcy Judgeships ..............ccceeuee 40
In Form@ Pauperis ... 1.0... ee eee ee eeee 41
Change of Bankruptcy Duty Station ..............c cease 41
Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judges ................005- 42
Committee on the Budget ....cc.c c.ece. ce e.e ee.e ee.e ee ns 42
Economy Subcommittee ....... 0... ccc ee eee eee 42
Alternative Budget Request for the
Piecal Year 1906 0... ccc ct ee ee ee eee eees 42
Unclaimed Court Registry Funds ..............ee. e0eece s 42
Committee on Codes of Conduct ......c.cc .eee. c.ece. ee. e e
Ethics Reform Act ......... 0. ccc ccc ee ee eee eee eens
Code of Conduct for United States Judges ................
Committee on Court Administration and Case
PTT TELILTTULELETELEeTEErEreTrerrr
Civil Justice Reform Act of 1993 ......ce.ce. .eee. ee e
Miscellaneous Fee Schedules .........c.ec.e. e.eu.ae s
Interpreter Test Application Fees ........2.. .ce.ce. e.en s
Filing by Facsimile ....cc.c .ce.ce .ee e.ee .een s
GEE Cece cece eseerereceeceseeeseneececceenaees
SGa5E6G EGEESE
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Committee on Court and Judicial Security ...0.... .ce.ce .ee e ee 46
Committee on Criming] LaW 0... ce eee eee eee 46
Mandatory Minimum Sentences ..............cceeeeeeee 46
Annual Report to the Sentencing Commission ............. 47
Publication 107, The Presentence Report .............eeee s 47
United States Pretrial Services Supervision ...........0000. 47
Blood-Borne Pathogens Policy .....c.cc. ee.e e.eee.eee s 47
Statement on the Probation and Pretrial
Services System ..... ccc ee ee eee eens 47
Committee on Defender Services ......c.e.e .e.ee .ee e.en s 48
Criminal Justice Act Guidelines Amendment ............... 48
Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction ......ccc. ce.ce. ee.eee s 48
In-State Plaintiff Diversity 0.0..eee. eee e ee 48
Venue Provisions ...c.ec.e e.e ee.e ee.e re.te ee ees 49
Committee on Financial Disclosure 2..e.e e ee 49
Committee on Intercircuit Assignments .....0.0se.c .eee. ee.ee es 49
Committee on the Judicial Branch ......c.c e.ee. .eee. ee.e e es 49
Law Clerk Interviews .....0 cc.c ce.ce .eee. ee.e e.t ee ns 49
Committee on Judicial Resources ......cec.e .eec.t .eee. ee es 49
Court Personnel Management System ................0005- 49
' (. Ger rrerrerrerr rere rrr err rr ie 50
Circuit Executive Offices ... 0.0... ccc eee eee eee ees 50
Additional Court Reporter Positions .............ccecenes 50
Grades of Certain Court Unit Heads ..........ce.c.e .ee e 50
Grades of Deputy Circuit Librarians ..............00ceeeee 51
Committee on Long Range Planning ........... cece eee eee 51
Committee on the Administration of the
Magistrate Judges System... ce ec eee e teens 52
Recall of Retired Magistrate Judges ..........ce.e e.ecee e 52
Changes in Magistrate Judge Positions .............00000: 52
Designation of New Full-Time Magistrate Judge
Position for Accelerated Funding ..............506. 56
Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct
and Disability Orders 2.0... ccc ee ee eee eres 56
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ...............06- 57
Appellate Rules... 1... ccc ee eee eens 57
Bankruptcy Rules ....... 0... . ccc cece ee eee eee e ees 57
Criminal Rules... 0.0... cee eee ee eee eee eees 57
CUD FAMED occ ccc ccc cece cece ee eeeeneeeeees 58
Committee on Space and Facilities .......ce.ce. ee.e .ee.e e ee 58
Judiciary Parking Policy ...... 0... . cece cee eee 59
Alternative -unding Arrangements for
Courthouse Construction ............ccceeeeeeees 59
Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act ................. 59
Ad Hoc Committee on Gender-Based Violence ..............000: 59