Did the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 Actually Expire?

Authors

Carl Tobias, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada at Las VegasFollow

Abstract

The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (CJRA) was intended to reduce the expense and delay associated with federal district court litigation by requiring courts to study and adopt new procedures. The CJRA's gains, however, may be erased by the uncertainty surrounding its sunset provision. Professor Tobias argues that Congress or the Judicial Conference should resolve the uncertainty by proclaiming that the CJRA has expired, thus forcing districts to abrogate procedures inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Recommended Citation

Carl Tobias, Did the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 Actually Expire?, 31 U. Mich. J. L. Reform 887 (1998).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol31/iss4/3