Speech #680119206

The following is a statement of business transacted in the United States district court. southern district of New York. Iduring the fiscal year ending on June 30. 1923: Com- Termi- Pendin Cases menced nated Jusein during during year year Civil suits to which United States is not a party. Equity ----------------------------------------- 545 477 1.151 Law --------------------------------------648 566 2.184 Admiralty ------_---.------------------------- 787 819 3.518 Civil suits to which United States is a party -------- 1.159 750 3.773 Bankruptcy proceedings ------------------------2.471 1.615 5.262 Total civil suits and proceedings --------------5.610 4.227 15. 888 Criminal cases ------------------------------------- 2. 919 2. 559 8. 836 Total civil and criminal cases ---------------- 8. 529 6. 785 24. 724 In addition there were on the motion calendar of this court during this fiscal year 15.084 motions. divided as follows: General motions ------------------------------------------4. 117 Motions in baiikruptcy cases --------------------------------5 306 Final hearings in naturalization ----------------------------5. 661 During the six months from July 1 to December 31. 1923. the net increase in the cases awaiting trial. exclusive of prohibition and bankruptcy cases. was as follows: (This was the net increase in cases added to the general calendar from cases disposed of during that period) Equity ----------------------------------------Law --------------------------------------------------------38 Admiralty --------------------------------------------------324 Criminal ----------------------------------------------42 I am reliably informed that a case on the equity calendar in this court is reached in not less than 16 months. a case on the law calendar. two years and four months. a case on the admiralty calendar. two years and six months. Many criminal cases have been on the calendar more than two years The jury. admiralty. and equity calendars are about two years behind and on account of increased litigation the situation is daily growing worse. This congestion amounts to a denial of justice.