Is there any particular case allocation system before the civil courts in the USA?
The federal courts do not have a formal case allocation system, except that cases will be diverted where appropriate to the bankruptcy or other specialty court. See question 1.2, above. For cases falling under the general jurisdiction of the district court, any available district court judge can be assigned. On occasion, the court may assign one judge to hear all cases with particular facts or legal issues in common. For example, all cases against airlines arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks filed in the Southern District of New York are heard by a single judge. All cases filed in the Southern District of New York against the Republic of Argentina arising from its 2002 debt default are similarly assigned to one judge.
