2015 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Sections 1 - 5001)
Part I - Organization of Courts (Sections 1 - 482)
Chapter 23 - Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plans (Sections 471 - 482)
Sec. 481 - Automated case information

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I - ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 23 - CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS
Sec. 481 - Automated case information
Containssection 481
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 101-650, title I, §103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5095.
Statutes at Large Reference104 Stat. 5095
Public and Private LawPublic Law 101-650

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28 U.S.C. § 481 (2015)
§481. Automated case information

(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall ensure that each United States district court has the automated capability readily to retrieve information about the status of each case in such court.

(b)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall prescribe—

(A) the information to be recorded in district court automated systems; and

(B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on judicial actions in the district court automated systems.


(2) The uniform standards prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall include a definition of what constitutes a dismissal of a case and standards for measuring the period for which a motion has been pending.

(c) Each United States district court shall record information as prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, §103(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5095.)

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