[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6298]
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COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEALS
Public Hearings Notice
AGENCY: Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of
Appeals.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal
Courts of Appeals has scheduled six public hearings to allow interested
persons to comment on the Commission's work. The hearings will be in
the following cities. The precise times and locations will be announced
later.
Atlanta, March 23
Dallas, March 25
Chicago, April 3
New York, April 24
Seattle, May 27
San Francisco, May 29
Congress created the Commission late last year under Public Law
105-119, section 305 (28 U.S.C. 41 note) and charged it with studying
the structure and alignment of the federal appellate system, with
particular reference to the Ninth Circuit. In December 1998 the
Commission is to report to the President and Congress any
recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure,
consistent with fairness and due process. To assist its work, the
Commission is interested in obtaining views on whether each federal
appellate court renders decisions that are reasonably timely, are
consistent among the litigants appearing before it, are nationally
uniform in their interpretations of federal law, and are reached
through processes that afford appeals adequate, deliberative attention
of judges.
At the public hearings, the Commission specifically requests that
witnesses address the following:
1. What problems or difficulties do you perceive in the federal
appellate system's structure, organization, alignment, processes, and
personnel that may interfere with its ability to render decisions that
meet the above objectives? What criteria or standards can be used to
answer this question?
2. What measures should be adopted by Congress or the courts to
ameliorate or overcome perceived problems in the federal appellate
system or any of its circuits? What are the advantages or disadvantages
of any proposed measures?
3. What is working well in the federal appellate courts?
Persons may request to testify at any single hearing by mailing or
faxing a one-page letter to the Commission stating their interest in
the question identified above, the hearing at which they desire to
appear, and if applicable, the name of the organization on whose behalf
they will be appearing. The letter must be received by the Commission
at least 21 days before the hearing date. Persons who are invited by
the Commission to testify will be expected to submit a written
statement of not more than 2,500 words at least five days before the
hearing.
In lieu of testifying at a hearing, interested persons may submit a
statement in writing to the Commission anytime prior to June 1, 1998.
Statements should be submitted in hard copy, typed, double-spaced, and
also on a computer diskette in a format readable by a standard word
processing program.
Letters and statements should be sent to: Commission on Structural
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, Washington, DC 20544,
Fax: 202-208-5102.
Dated: March 3, 1998.
Daniel J. Meador,
Executive Director, Commission on Structural Alternatives for the
Federal Courts of Appeals.
[FR Doc. 98-6298 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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