Subseries IV.1: General , 1962-2010
This subseries includes subject files related to the court's functioning. The bulk of the materials are memoranda between the judges and the Clerk and Circuit Executive, as well as reports and statistics. There are thirteen topical files in this subseries, and material within each file is arranged reverse-chronologically.
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Box 173
Attorney Grievance Committee , 1979-2009, (9 folders)
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Box 173-175
Bankruptcy , 1973-2008, (27 folders)
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Box 220-221
Committee Reports , 1964-2008, (12 folders)
(Includes assorted correspondence and reports from minor committees and commissions with which Judge Feinberg was associated)
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Box 175
Congressional Judiciary Committees , 1962-1999, (10 folders)
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Box 175-176
Criminal Justice Act , 1984-2007, (10 folders)
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Box 176
Judicial Ethics , 1969-2010, (6 folders)
Box 176
Juries , 1963-1989, (7 folders)
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Box 176-178
Law Clerks , 1974-2010, (30 folders)
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Box 178
Magistrates , 1968-2000, (6 folders)
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Box 178-179
Sentencing , 1973-2008, (13 folders)
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Box 179-180
Significant Issues in Cases Heard , 1990-2010, (21 folders)
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Box 180
Speedy Trial Act , 1970-1987, (9 folders)
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Box 180-181
Supreme Court of the United States , 1969-2011, (11 folders)
Subseries IV.2: Advisory Committee Service , 1968-2001
This subseries includes Feinberg's official committee service, excepting his work on the Judicial Conference's Long Range Planning Committee, which can be found in Subseries V.3. Committee reports from informal committees, Second Circuit standing committees, and committees where Feinberg was not a member can be found in Subseries IV.1.
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and Federal Courts Study Committee were under the aegis of the Judicial Conference. The Advisory Committee on Experimentation in the Law, Advisory Council for Appellate Justice, and Committee on Future Needs and Practices were sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center. Materials in this subseries include clippings, correspondence and memoranda, drafts, meeting minutes, programs, reports, and statistics. Within each file, materials are arranged reverse-chronologically.
Request Box 181-182
Box 181-182
Advisory Committee on Civil Rules , 1964-1970, (17 folders)
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Box 182
Advisory Committee on Experimentation in the Law , 1978-1985, (13 folders)
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Box 182-183
Advisory Council for Appellate Justice , 1971-1975, (33 folders)
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Box 183
American Bar Association Special Committees , 1975-1986, (7 folders)
Box 183
Committee on Future Needs and Practices , 1991-1994, (5 folders)
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Box 183-184
Federal Courts Study Committee , 1988-1991, (11 folders)
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Box 184
New York City Bar Special Committees , 1978-1983, (6 folders)
Box 184
State-Federal Judicial Council , 1968-2001, (7 folders)
Subseries IV.3: Points of Law , 1961-2010
Feinberg maintained a subject file for points of law, arranged alphabetically by topic, where he filed offprints of case rulings responsive to the topic. The bulk of the offprints come from Second Circuit decisions, but other courts are represented. Many of the labeled folders are empty but have been retained to maintain Feinberg's research system. In addition to offprints, folders occasionally include carbons of Feinberg's opinions and notes.
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Box 153
Index; A , 1963-2009, (66 folders)
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Box 154
A-C , 2000-2010, (96 folders)
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Box 155
C-D , 1970-2010, (85 folders)
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Box 156
D-E , 1971-2009, (43 folders)
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Box 157
E-F , 1966-2010, (108 folders)
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Box 158
F-H , 1971-2009, (74 folders)
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Box 159
I , 1963-2010, (47 folders)
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Box 160
I-L , 1961-2010, (76 folders)
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Box 161
L-P , 1969-2009, (90 folders)
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Box 162
P-R , 1991-2009, (69 folders)
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Box 163
R-S , 1975-2008, (56 folders)
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Box 164
S , 1971-2010, (62 folders)
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Box 165
S-T , 1971-2009, (54 folders)
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Box 166
T-W , 1965-2008, (65 folders)
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Box 167
W-Z , 1966-2003, (20 folders)
Subseries IV.4: Rules of Practice and Procedure , 1961-2010
This subseries includes copies of rules and amendments that govern the functioning of the court system as a whole, the Second Circuit specifically, and the Circuit's bankruptcy and district courts. The subseries is divided into nine files, one for each set of rules (five federal, three circuit, and one local by district) and within each file folders are arranged numerically by rule number.
Box 167
Admiralty Rules , 2000, (5 folders)
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Box 167-168
Circuit Court Procedure , 1966-2008, (19 folders)
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Box 168
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure , 1969-2009, (21 folders)
Box 168
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure , 1989-2003, (2 folders)
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Box 168-170
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , 1961-2007, (68 folders)
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Box 170
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure , 1963-2004, (40 folders)
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Box 170-171
Federal Rules of Evidence , 1983-2004, (45 folders)
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Box 171-173
Local Rules-Circuit Court , 1971-2010, (44 folders)
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Box 173
Local Rules-District Courts , 1964-1991, (16 folders)
