Court and Judge Rules Update: January 23-29, 2013 | Practical Law

Court and Judge Rules Update: January 23-29, 2013 | Practical Law

This Legal Update reports on changes to the local rules and procedures for all US federal district and appellate courts between January 23 and 29, 2013. It also reports on changes to the individual practice rules for judges in select district courts during this time period.

Court and Judge Rules Update: January 23-29, 2013

Practical Law Legal Update 4-523-8113 (Approx. 3 pages)

Court and Judge Rules Update: January 23-29, 2013

by PLC Litigation
Published on 17 Jul 2013USA (National/Federal)
This Legal Update reports on changes to the local rules and procedures for all US federal district and appellate courts between January 23 and 29, 2013. It also reports on changes to the individual practice rules for judges in select district courts during this time period.

Second Circuit

Southern District of New York

Magistrate Judge Dolinger updated his Individual Practices.

Third Circuit

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Judge Robreno updated his Outline of Pretrial and Trial Procedures to state that he will no longer accept courtesy copies.

Sixth Circuit

Eastern District of Kentucky

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky increased its fee for service of process by certified mail restricted delivery.

Eighth Circuit

District of Minnesota

The US District Court for the District of Minnesota is implementing amendments to Local Rule 67.2, regarding the submission of proposed orders under the rule and the assessment of fees on funds deposited in the Court's registry account. The court has provided a blackline of the changes to the rule.

Ninth Circuit

Northern District of California

Judge Hamilton updated her Standing Order for Patent Cases. According to the revised order, claim construction briefs must address each disputed term, but only those that are truly disputed, in the same order as they appear in the joint claim construction statement. Additionally, the parties must advise that the court terms disputed in the joint claim construction statement are no longer disputed in the briefs. And of course, the briefs may not address disputes that are not set forth in the joint claim construction statement.
Judge Chen updated two of his standing orders:

Eleventh Circuit

Middle District of Florida

Magistrate Judge Lammens has posted Case and Trial Management Preferences.