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Court and Judge Rules Update: February 6-12, 2013
Practical Law Legal Update 6-524-0105 (Approx. 4 pages)
Court and Judge Rules Update: February 6-12, 2013
by PLC Litigation
| Published on 12 Feb 2013 • USA (National/Federal) |
This Legal Update reports on significant changes to the local rules and procedures for all US federal district and appellate courts between Feburary 6 and 12, 2013. It also reports on changes to the individual practice rules for judges in select district courts during this time period.
Third Circuit
District of Delaware
Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon updated three forms:
Sixth Circuit
Eastern District of Tennessee
- The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has given notice of and an opportunity to comment on:
- amendments to Local Rule 83.10, concerning supervised release;
- amendments to ECF Rule 4.10, concerning state court record in habeas cases and other large records; and
- a proposed new rule, Local Rule 3.1.1, concerning patent, trademark and copyright cases.
- The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee updated its Electronic Case Filing Rules and Procedures.
Seventh Circuit
Northern District of Illinois
- Judge Joan B. Gottschall updated two documents:
- Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment, which states that citations to facts in the memorandum of law supporting a summary judgment motion must be to both the documents required by Local Rule 56.1(a)(1) establishing the fact and the statement of facts required by Local Rule 56.1(a)(3); and
Ninth Circuit
Central District of California
- Judge Fernando M. Olguin posted Individual Practices and an Initial Standing Order.
- Judge Audrey B. Collins updated her Civil Court Trial Order. She also now only requires one set of mandatory chambers copies.
Northern District of California
Judge Edward M. Chen updated his General Civil Standing Order.
Southern District of California
The US District Court for the Southern District of California:
- Revised its Local Rules, effective February 8, 2013. A blackline of the changes are provided in the court's General Order 625.
- Updated its General Filing Procedures, which now require the printed text in pleadings to be formatted in 14-point standard font.
District of Montana
The US District Court for the District of Montana updated its Administrative Procedures Manual for Filing in the District of Montana, which now requires documents that are conventionally filed at the clerk's office to be signed with a conventional signature (Rule 7(d)(ii)(2)(a)).
Western District of Washington
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington posted an Order Defining Electronic Device Policy for Western District of Washington Courthouses.
Tenth Circuit
Western District of Oklahoma
The US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma updated its Electronic Filing Policies & Procedures Manual.
District of Utah
The US District Court for the District of Utah updated its CM/ECF and E-filing Administrative Procedures Manual, which now provides that scanned documents should be OCR'd where possible and practical.
Eleventh Circuit
Northern District of Georgia
The US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia posted a new Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice.