Current Projects
Civil Caseflow Management
Earlier this year, IAALS released a report reflecting the most extensive study of caseflow management in the U.S. district courts in over a decade. The study identified practices, processes and rules that contribute to (and detract from) a timely determination and disposition of civil actions in federal district courts. Civil Case Processing in the Federal District Courts analyzed nearly 8,000 closed civil cases and provided recommendations that may contribute to more efficient case processing.
In the fall of 2009, the Institute will release its Civil Caseflow Management Guidelines and will work with jurisdictions across the country to implement and measure their effectiveness.