28-U.S.C.-474
§474 – Review of District Court Action
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Title 28 > Part I > Chapter 23 > Section 474
Details
- Reference: Section 474
- Legend: §474 – Review of District Court Action
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a)(1) The chief judge of each district court in a circuit and the chief judge of the circuit shall, as a committee—
(A) review each plan and report submitted pursuant to section 472(d) of this title; and
(B) make such suggestions for additional actions or modified actions of that district court as the committee considers appropriate for reducing cost and delay in civil litigation in the district court.
(2) The chief judge of a circuit may designate another judge of the court of appeals of that circuit, and the chief judge of a district court may designate another judge of such court, to perform that chief judges responsibilities under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) The Judicial Conference of the United States—
(1) shall review each plan and report submitted by a district court pursuant to section 472(d) of this title; and
(2) may request the district court to take additional action if the Judicial Conference determines that such court has not adequately responded to the conditions relevant to the civil and criminal dockets of the court or to the recommendations of the district courts advisory group.
(Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, §103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5093; amended Pub. L. 102–198, §2(2), Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1623.)
Amendments
1991—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–198, §2(2)(A), substituted chief judge for chief judges and struck out court of appeals for such after judge of the in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–198, §2(2)(B), substituted circuit may designate another judge of the court of appeals of that circuit, for court of appeals and court, to perform that for court to perform the.
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