Millions of civil litigants seek relief through state courts each year. Unfortunately, the economic downturn sharply increased how long they must wait for trial and decreased the resources needed to offer mediation, arbitration, and other alternatives. Donna Shestowsky, "The Psychology of Procedural Preference: How Litigants Evaluate Legal Procedures Ex Ante," 99 Iowa L. Rev. 637, 640 (2014) (providing examples of courts and alternative dispute resolution programs that have been negatively affected due to the economic downturn) (referred to below as "Psychology of Procedural Preference").
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机译：每年有数百万的民事诉讼人通过州法院寻求救济。不幸的是，经济不景气急剧增加了他们必须等待审判的时间，并减少了提供调解，仲裁和其他选择所需的资源。 Donna Shestowsky，“程序偏好心理学：诉讼人如何事前评估法律程序”，99 Iowa L. Rev. 637，640（2014）（提供了因经济原因受到不利影响的法院和替代性争议解决程序的示例低迷）（以下称为“程序偏好心理学”）。
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