This Article begins by demonstrating that the proliferation of local rules indeed poses a threat to the integrity and uniformity of federal procedure. The Article next examines the general policies relating to local rulemaking. Based on that analysis, the final section presents specific proposals for rethinking rule 83 to permit informed local control over truly local matters, while placing beyond the reach of district courts those matters that are national in scope.
David M. Roberts, The Myth of Uniformity in Federal Civil Procedure: Federal Civil Rule 83 and District Court Local Rulemaking Powers, 8 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 537 (1985).