The Amendment of Rule 3: The Ninth Circuit's New Rule for Screening Oral Argument

Authors

Fredrick Siegrist

Abstract

This Note forecasts the practical operation and effects of the Ninth Circuit's newest and potentially most effective docket-control procedure- a "screening" rule which enables the court to dispose of numerous appeals without hearing oral argument.

Recommended Citation

Fredrick Siegrist, The Amendment of Rule 3: The Ninth Circuit's New Rule for Screening Oral Argument, 22 Hastings L.J. 833 (1971).
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