The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the following rules and forms and have asked that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment.
The proposed amendments and the advisory committees’ reports explaining the proposed changes are posted on the Judiciary’s website.
The information is posted in a printable format for those who prefer hard copies.
Appellate Rules:
3, 13, 26.1, 28, and 32
Bankruptcy Rules:
2002, 4001, 6007, 9036, 9037, and Official Form 410
Criminal Rules:
New Criminal Rule 16.1, Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, and Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings
Rules of Evidence:
807
The public comment period closes on February 15, 2018.
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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
July 19, 2017
Pursuant to a vote of the court en banc;
United States Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby is hereby designated Chief Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana for a term of four (4) years. Magistrate Judge Roby is directed to meet with her colleagues on a regular basis and to act as a liaison between the magistrate judges and the court. This appointment will become effective on July 18, 2017.
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June 1, 2017
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics approved the creation of a new nature of suit code. The Subcommittee agreed that it was important to distinguish patent cases involving drug companies seeking to market generic drugs by submitting the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) under the provisions of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Act, also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act. A new civil nature of suit (NOS) code has been created to identify ANDA cases. The NOS code, 835, Patent – Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), has been added to the Civil Cover Sheet (Form JS-44, Revision 06/17). The latest version of the Civil Cover Sheet is available from the Louisiana Eastern District Court's website, on the Forms - All Local Forms page.
May 12, 2017
CMECF and PACER service will be unavailable from Friday, May 19th at 5:00 PM through Monday, May 22nd at 8:30 AM.
The local Louisiana Eastern CMECF and PACER servers will be shut down for required maintenance beginning promptly at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 19th. This means there will be NO access to file or view case information during this time. Please complete any case filings before 5:00 PM on Friday. FOR EMERGENCY FILINGS ONLY, a temporary email box will be set-up while the system is unavailable.
The email address to be used ONLY for this purpose is: TempEmerFiling@laed.uscourts.gov
PLEASE NOTE:
Only PDF documents should be emailed
This email address will only be operational during the shutdown and will not be monitored or available for use afterwards
Any documents not considered an emergency or sufficient for filing purposes will be returned to the attorney to file in CMECF once it is available on Monday
Once the system is available and maintenance complete, applicable notice will be provided by e-mail and on our website
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
February 22, 2017
(1st Reminder - 2/13/17; 2nd Reminder - 2/22/17)
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2.2(D), every attorney admitted to practice before the Eastern District of Louisiana must pay an annual fee which is collected every third year.
Commencing January 1, 2017, the Court began collection of triennial dues of $45.00 ($15.00 per year for 2017, 2018 and 2019) from all attorneys admitted to this Court's bar.
All attorneys admitted to the bar of this Court will be required to pay their triennial attorney's dues electronically through their ECF account no later than March 1, 2017. Instructions on electronic payment of dues will be displayed when the attorney logs into CM/ECF using his or her ECF account.
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2.2 (D), any attorney who fails to pay the $45.00 triennial dues on-line will be summarily suspended after notice has been provided to the attorney's last registered address at least 35 days prior to the suspension. No further notice of triennial dues collection will be provided to attorneys who are currently suspended for failing to pay triennial dues in 2014. Any attorney suspended pursuant to Local Rule 83.2.2 (D)(2) may be reinstated upon payment of triennial dues.
January 13, 2017
Effective February 13, 2017 exact change is required if paying with cash. Please see all acceptable methods of payment at http://www.laed.uscourts.gov/financial-information/payment-methods.
January 3, 2017
Below find detailed information on how to pay 2017 triennial dues through your CMECF account
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December 7, 2016
Collection of the Eastern District of Louisiana's (LAED) triennial dues will begin on January 1, 2017, and must be paid not later than March 1, 2017. Members of the LAED bar will be required to pay their dues electronically through their Electronic Case filing (ECF) account. Attorneys will be charged a rate of $15.00 per year for a total of $45.00 since the dues are collected only once every three years.
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2.2 (D), any attorney who fails to pay the $45.00 triennial dues online will be summarily suspended after notice has been provided to the attorney's last registered address at least 35 days prior to the suspension. No further notice of triennial dues collection will be provided to attorneys who are currently suspended for failing to pay triennial dues in 2014. Any attorney suspended pursuant to Local Rule 83.2.2 (D)(2) may be reinstated upon payment of triennial dues.