Court and Judge Rules Update: August 17-23, 2016 | Practical Law

Court and Judge Rules Update: August 17-23, 2016 | Practical Law

This Legal Update reports on significant changes to the local civil and criminal rules and procedures for all US federal district courts and appellate courts between August 17 and 23, 2016. It also reports on changes to the individual civil and criminal practice rules for the judges in select district courts during this period.

Court and Judge Rules Update: August 17-23, 2016

Practical Law Legal Update w-003-1827 (Approx. 3 pages)

Court and Judge Rules Update: August 17-23, 2016

by Practical Law Litigation
Published on 23 Aug 2016 • USA (National/Federal)
This Legal Update reports on significant changes to the local civil and criminal rules and procedures for all US federal district courts and appellate courts between August 17 and 23, 2016. It also reports on changes to the individual civil and criminal practice rules for the judges in select district courts during this period.

Administrative Office of US Courts

The Administrative Office of US Courts proposed updates to the rules governing class actions and electronic filings. Hearings regarding the amendments are scheduled between October 2016 and February 2017.

Second Circuit

Eastern District of New York

Judge Denis R. Hurley updated his individual practices. A copy of the previous version is available here.
Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold updated his individual practices. A copy of the previous version is available here.

Fourth Circuit

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit updated its notice of paper or manual filing.

Sixth Circuit

Northern District of Ohio

Judge Benita Y. Pearson updated her case management and conference scheduling order. A copy of the previous version is available here.
Magistrate Kathleen B. Burke updated her case management conference scheduling order. A copy of the previous version is available here.

Seventh Circuit

Northern District of Illinois

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois increased its PDF size limit in CM/ECF to 35mb.
Judge Joan B. Gottschall issued a notice requiring three day prior notice for all motions, starting September 7, 2016.

Ninth Circuit

Northern District of California

Judge Susan Illston updated her order for criminal pretrial preparation. A copy of the previous version is available here.
Judge Vince Chhabria updated his civil standing order. A copy of the previous version is available here.