Primary Task Response:Within the Discussion
Board area, write 400 words that respond to the following questions with your
thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future
discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to
reinforce your ideas.
The objective of this assignment is to enable
you to demonstrate your understanding of how the increases and/or changes in
court workloads are impacting the offices that are responsible for court
management. It has been said (e.g., by Walter Olson in a 1991 book titled The
Litigation Explosion) that there has been a “litigation explosion” in the
courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. Respond to the following
questions in an essay:
·
What does it mean that there is a “litigation explosion,” and is
this accurate? (Be sure to address both trial and appellate levels.)
·
Are more cases being settled before coming to trial through a
variety of mechanisms (e.g., plea bargaining, out-of-court settlement,
mediation, arbitration)?
·
How does this "explosion" or the changes to how disputes
are resolved affect court administrators?
You must have 6 refernces!