§477 Model Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan

Summary

The Judicial Conference can create one or more model plans to reduce costs and delays in civil cases. These model plans should be based on the plans used by the Early Implementation District Courts under section 103(c) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, and each model must include a report that explains how it meets section 473. The Director of the Federal Judicial Center and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts can offer recommendations. The Director of the Administrative Office must send copies of any model plan and its report to all U.S. district courts and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.