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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.
February 21, 2001
NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM LOCAL RULES
Pursuant to Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Public Notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and...
January 29, 2001
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR
DEMONSTRATIONS
OF
THE COURT'S EVIDENCE PRESENTATION SYSTEM
The clerk's office for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is offering demonstrations of the court's new electronic...
January 29, 2001
NOTICE
A revised schedule of fees for the United States District Court (attached) becomes effective February 1, 2001. The changes outlined in the new fee schedule resulted from the President signing the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000 which...
December 1, 2000
NOTICE TO THE BAR
December 1, 2000
Among other recent amendments, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure include requirements for mandatory initial disclosures (Rule 26(a)(1)) and early planning meetings of counsel (Rule 26(f)), a prohibition of...
November 16, 2000
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR
DEMONSTRATIONS
OF
THE COURT'S EVIDENCE PRESENTATION SYSTEM
The clerk's office for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is offering demonstrations of the court's new electronic...
September 29, 2000
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR
IMAGES OF CERTAIN COURT DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has a new version of WebPacer, Public Access to Court Electronic Records, via the web. The new...
September 12, 2000
NOTICE TO:
MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF THE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
The Fifth Circuit is updating its attorney database. As of September 1, 2000, we mailed over 60,000 bar membership renewal questionnaires to the last known...
June 19, 2000
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO UNIFORM LOCAL RULES
Pursuant to Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, public notice is hereby given of the proposed amendments to the Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the...