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Court and Judge Rules Update, January 9 - 15, 2013
Practical Law Legal Update 1-523-5130 (Approx. 4 pages)
Court and Judge Rules Update, January 9 - 15, 2013
by PLC Litigation
| Published on 08 Jan 2013 • USA (National/Federal) |
This Legal Update reports on changes to the local rules and Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) rules for all US federal district and appellate courts between January 9 and 15, 2013. It also reports on changes to the individual practice rules for judges in select district courts during this time period.
District of Columbia Circuit
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Effective Nov. 1, 2012, all new cases opened with a Notice of Removal are required to be filed electronically.
First Circuit
Second Circuit
Eastern District of New York
Senior Judge Edward R. Korman updated his Individual Motion Practices.
Southern District of New York
Judge Laura Taylor Swain posted new Individual Practices, effective 1/11/13.
Western District of New York
The Western District of New York amended its local rules of civil and criminal procedure, and provided a PDF summarizing the changes.
Third Circuit
District of Delaware
Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge updated her Discovery Dispute Procedures.
Fourth Circuit
Eastern District of Virginia
The Alexandria division of the Eastern District of Virginia has provided information about division-specific rules, which includes details about chambers copies of filed documents, electronic filing requirements, and filing objections to magistrate court rulings.
Fifth Circuit
Southern District of Mississippi
Eastern District of Texas
The Eastern District of Texas issued two General Orders: one regarding pending case transfers, the other assigning civil and criminal actions.
Sixth Circuit
Eastern District of Kentucky
The Eastern District of Kentucky released a new Case Assignment and Recusal Order, describing how cases are assigned to judges and the procedure by which judges recuse themselves from matters.
Seventh Circuit
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Effective January 2013, the Seventh Circuit will begin processing checks as electronic fund transfers.
Ninth Circuit
District of Arizona
Judge G. Murray Snow posted a Standing Order regarding trial conduct and decorum.
Northern District of California
Judge Jeffrey White posted a new Standing Order.
Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James posted Standing Orders relating to discovery and case management.
Southern District of California
The Southern District of California amended its local rules.
District of Montana
The District of Montana adopted new local rules of procedure, effective 1/31/13.
District of Idaho
The District of Idaho updated its local rules, effective 1/9/13, and provided a redline of the changes.
Tenth Circuit
Eastern District of Oklahoma
The Eastern District of Oklahoma released a new CM/ECF Administrative Guide of Policies and Procedures. The file size for documents that may be uploaded to the court's CM/ECF system has been increased to 10 megabytes.
Eleventh Circuit
Northern District of Alabama
The Northern District of Alabama revised its civil case submission system. It also posted a General Order for the referral of civil matters to magistrate judges.