Implementation of Disclosure in Federal District Courts, with Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, March 22, 1996 (Update of March 24, 1995 Report)

摘要

This report is an update to the March 24, 1995 report on the federal district courts responses to the 1993 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26. The heart of this report, as in last years report (and the March 1, 1994 initial report), is the attached table, which is based on the courts local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans and which describes for each court which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect. The four sections below briefly describe the background to this report; summarize the amendments to Rule 26; note how the attached table may be read; and identify some patterns in the courts responses to amended Rule 26.