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Judge Waxse Weighs In on the 2010 Civil Litigation Conference at Duke

September 7, 2010

In the most recent edition of Digital Detectives, our Legal Talk Network podcast, John and I had the pleasure of interviewing Magistrate Judge David Waxse of Kansas about his participation in the May 2010 Civil Litigation Conference at Duke Law School.

Judge Waxse, as always, was clear, concise and colorful. His inside view of the Conference was interesting to us on many fronts. He felt that the consensus at the Conference was that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are not broken, but that they need a certain amount of amendment, which he discusses in some depth.

What needs more work, according to the judge, is judicial management of cases – particularly in using the existing rules forcefully to manage cases more efficiently, with more speed and with less tolerance for attorney misconduct.

He also offers his view of the current fact vs. notice-based pleading issue. As always, he minces no words. Thanks Judge Waxse for a fascinating interview. You can find the podcast here.

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