Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices)
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is a specialized federal body that decides whether and where to consolidate related civil cases from different districts to streamline pretrial proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4251185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices) Context triple: [Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, housesCourt, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices)]
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A.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the central administrative agency that provides support, policy guidance, and management services to the federal court system.
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B.
United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units
United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units are specialized divisions within federal prosecutors’ offices that handle criminal and civil appeals on behalf of the United States in the federal courts of appeals.
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C.
Judicial Conference of the United States
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal court system, responsible for setting administrative and procedural rules for U.S. federal courts.
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D.
Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts is the administrative arm of the Arizona judicial branch responsible for overseeing court operations, policy implementation, and support services across the state’s court system.
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E.
Office of Court Administration
The Office of Court Administration is the administrative arm of New York State’s Unified Court System, responsible for managing court operations, policy implementation, and support services across the state judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices) Target entity description: The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is a specialized federal body that decides whether and where to consolidate related civil cases from different districts to streamline pretrial proceedings.
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A.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the central administrative agency that provides support, policy guidance, and management services to the federal court system.
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B.
United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units
United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units are specialized divisions within federal prosecutors’ offices that handle criminal and civil appeals on behalf of the United States in the federal courts of appeals.
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C.
Judicial Conference of the United States
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal court system, responsible for setting administrative and procedural rules for U.S. federal courts.
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D.
Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts is the administrative arm of the Arizona judicial branch responsible for overseeing court operations, policy implementation, and support services across the state’s court system.
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E.
Office of Court Administration
The Office of Court Administration is the administrative arm of New York State’s Unified Court System, responsible for managing court operations, policy implementation, and support services across the state judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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federal judicial body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | JPML ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MDL Panel ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ |
| authorityType | nationwide authority over federal multidistrict litigation ⓘ |
| chairDesignation | one member is designated as chair by the Chief Justice ⓘ |
| clerkOfficeLocation |
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, D.C.
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linked to:
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
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| composition | seven federal judges ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| decisionBindingOn | federal district courts ⓘ |
| decisionType |
order denying transfer
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transfer order ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| excludes |
criminal cases
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state court cases ⓘ |
| function |
assigns a transferee judge for multidistrict litigation
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centralizes related federal civil cases for multidistrict litigation ⓘ conducts hearings on motions to transfer ⓘ issues transfer orders for multidistrict litigation ⓘ remands cases to transferor courts after completion of pretrial proceedings ⓘ selects the transferee district court for multidistrict litigation ⓘ |
| headquartersCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building ⓘ |
| holds | regular hearing sessions in various federal courthouses around the United States ⓘ |
| issues |
conditional remand orders
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conditional transfer orders ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal courts of the United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 28 U.S.C. § 1407 ⓘ |
| memberType |
Article III judges
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circuit judges ⓘ district judges ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov ⓘ |
| oversees | multidistrict litigation proceedings in federal courts ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ |
| process | considers motions to transfer filed by parties or raised by the Panel on its own initiative ⓘ |
| publishes | orders and opinions on multidistrict litigation transfers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to decide whether such actions should be transferred to a single district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings
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to determine whether civil actions pending in different federal districts involve one or more common questions of fact ⓘ |
| recordsMaintainedBy | Clerk of the Panel ⓘ |
| scope | civil actions only ⓘ |
| standardForTransfer |
convenience of parties and witnesses
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promotion of the just and efficient conduct of the actions ⓘ |
| statutoryCitation | Pub. L. 90-296 ⓘ |
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Subject: Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices) Description of subject: The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is a specialized federal body that decides whether and where to consolidate related civil cases from different districts to streamline pretrial proceedings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building
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housesCourt
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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (offices)
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