Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 474


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 474. Review of district court action

      (a)(1) The chief judge of each district court in a circuit and
    the chief judge of the circuit shall, as a committee - 
        (A) review each plan and report submitted pursuant to section
      472(d) of this title; and
        (B) make such suggestions for additional actions or modified
      actions of that district court as the committee considers
      appropriate for reducing cost and delay in civil litigation in
      the district court.

      (2) The chief judge of a circuit may designate another judge of
    the court of appeals of that circuit, and the chief judge of a
    district court may designate another judge of such court, to
    perform that chief judge's responsibilities under paragraph (1) of
    this subsection.
      (b) The Judicial Conference of the United States - 
        (1) shall review each plan and report submitted by a district
      court pursuant to section 472(d) of this title; and
        (2) may request the district court to take additional action if
      the Judicial Conference determines that such court has not
      adequately responded to the conditions relevant to the civil and
      criminal dockets of the court or to the recommendations of the
      district court's advisory group.



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