28 U.S.C. § 481 : US Code - Section 481: Automated case information

Search 28 U.S.C. § 481 : US Code - Section 481: Automated case information

(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall ensure that each United States district court
has the automated capability readily to retrieve information about
the status of each case in such court.
(b)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall
prescribe -
(A) the information to be recorded in district court automated
systems; and
(B) standards for uniform categorization or characterization of
judicial actions for the purpose of recording information on
judicial actions in the district court automated systems.
(2) The uniform standards prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) of
this subsection shall include a definition of what constitutes a
dismissal of a case and standards for measuring the period for
which a motion has been pending.
(c) Each United States district court shall record information as
prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.