28 USC § 475 - Periodic district court assessment

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title: "28 USC § 475 - Periodic district court assessment"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "475"
section_name: "Periodic district court assessment"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5093.)"
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# § 475. Periodic district court assessment

section 478 of this title

After developing or selecting a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan, each United States district court shall assess annually the condition of the court’s civil and criminal dockets with a view to determining appropriate additional actions that may be taken by the court to reduce cost and delay in civil litigation and to improve the litigation management practices of the court. In performing such assessment, the court shall consult with an advisory group appointed in accordance with .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5093.)