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Induced Litigation, Chris Guthrie, Tracey E. George
Induced Litigation, Chris Guthrie, Tracey E. George
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
If "justice delayed" is "justice denied,"justice is often denied in American courts. Delay in the courts is a "ceaseless and unremitting problem of modem civil justice" that "has an irreparable effect on both plaintiffs and defendants." To combat this seemingly intractable problem, judges and court administrators routinely clamor for additional judicial resources to enable them to manage their dockets more "effectively and efficiently." By building new courthouses and adding new judgeships, a court should be able to manage its caseload more efficiently. Trial judges should be able to hold motion hearings, host settlement conferences, and conduct trials in a timely …
Judicial Efficiency And Improvement, Assembly Committee On Judiciary
Judicial Efficiency And Improvement, Assembly Committee On Judiciary
California Assembly
The subject of today's hearing is judicial efficiency and improvement. The problem of court congestion and delay continues to concern all of us interested in our State's courts. Over the past several years, numerous studies and proposals aimed at improving our judicial system have been suggested, yet there continues to be a strongly held belief by some people that our courts need to be more efficient and that the judicial system moves too slowly. As part of the Assembly Judiciary Committee's effort to get an overview of the nature of court congestion and delay, the Committee has invited parties and …