28 U.S.C. § 471
Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 471, Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/464941
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There shall be implemented by each United States district court, in accordance with this chapter, a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan. The plan may be a plan developed by such district court or a model plan developed by the Judicial Conference of the United States. The purposes of each plan are to facilitate deliberate adjudication of civil cases on the merits, monitor discovery, improve litigation management, and ensure just, speedy, and inexpensive resolutions of civil disputes.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally
- A bill to make certain technical corrections in the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally