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Judicial Discretion And The 1983 Amendments To The Federal Civil Rules, Carl W. Tobias
Judicial Discretion And The 1983 Amendments To The Federal Civil Rules, Carl W. Tobias
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The first section of this Article briefly describes the developments which created the perception that the federal courts were experiencing a litigation explosion and which ultimately led to the promulgation of the 1983 amendments as one response to the perceived explosion. It also examines the substantive content of those changes, especially how the revisions enlarged federal judicial discretion. The second section evaluates the courts' implementation of the 1983 amendments and finds that this application has adversely affected numerous litigants, particularly civil rights plaintiffs, while providing some benefits, namely fostering more expeditious dispute resolution.
The third section provides suggestions for the …