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To: Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals

From: Gary Greenberg, Chair
Committee on Appellate Courts, New York County Lawyers' Association

Date: November 6, 1998

Re: Comments on Tentative Draft Report dated October 7, 1998

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The Committee limits its remarks to those sections of the draft report which would directly impact on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which includes New York State.

Thus, we do not comment on the proposal for divisional organization of the larger Circuits which affects only a Court of Appeals having more than thirteen authorized judgeships (the Second Circuit currently has 13).

Two-Judge Panels

We oppose the proposal to permit appeals to be determined by two-judge panels.

District Court Appellate Panels

We oppose the proposal to create district court appellate panels.





Respectfully submitted,

Gary Greenberg, Chair
Committee on Appellate Courts
New York County Lawyers' Association

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