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Book Review. Civil Procedure: Other Disciplines, Globalization, And Simple Gifts, Gene R. Shreve
Book Review. Civil Procedure: Other Disciplines, Globalization, And Simple Gifts, Gene R. Shreve
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Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel
Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel
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Reform Aspirations Of The Complex Litigation Project, Gene R. Shreve
Reform Aspirations Of The Complex Litigation Project, Gene R. Shreve
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Fractured Procedure: The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Lauren K. Robel
Fractured Procedure: The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Lauren K. Robel
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Federal district courts have viewed the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 as a mandate to adopt procedural rules inconsistent with existing law. But in this article, Professor Robel argues that the Act neither compels nor authorizes such local deviations. Citing examples from reforms underway in district courts nationwide, Professor Robel contends that courts' assertions of broad rulemaking authority rest on a misreading of the Act and of the compromise between Congress and the judiciary that led to its passage. Professor Robel cautions that the goal of national uniformity underlying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure should not be compromised …