NCJ Number
91115
Journal
Judges' Journal Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Dated: (Fall 1982) Pages: 8-13,53-59
Date Published
1982
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This article describes the successful efforts of the Kentucky court system to come to grips with caseflow management.
Abstract
The effort began as an experimental program in Kentucky's Campbell County Circuit Court and was subsequently extended by the State's supreme court to all courts of general jurisdiction, requiring them to adopt gradually new rules governing caseflow. The Campbell County program combines early and continued calendar control of cases, a discovery planning and scheduling conference, and the setting of tight deadlines for each procedural step. The decision to expand the program statewide was based on a study conducted by the American Bar Association's Action Commission to Reduce Court Costs and Delay that found that the Campbell County program dramatically reduced litigation expenses and delay. The essential characteristics of the Kentucky model appear to be applicable to any court -- rural or metropolitan, State or Federal -- with only slight modifications. Charts are provided.