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News & Announcements: 2023-09

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.

September 22, 2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby received Martinet Lifetime Achievement Award
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is pleased to announce that the Honorable Karen Wells Roby, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, is the 2023 recipient of the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  The award is given to a member whose service to the legal profession exemplifies a lifetime commitment.  Judge Roby has served on the Eastern District of Louisiana’s bench since 1999 and served as the court’s Chief Magistrate Judge from 2017-2021.  Judge Roby was honored at the Martinet Legal Society’s annual gala and jazz brunch.  To read more about Judge Roby’s selection for the Lifetime Achievement Award and her distinguished career, please select this link.
September 14, 2023
Third Amendment to Hurricane Ida Case Management Order No. 1
The Court has issued a Third Amendment to its Hurricane Ida Case Management Order No. 1. This amendment applies the deadline extension for responsive pleadings that was established in the second amendment to the CMO to cases removed from state court. View this PDF
September 13, 2023
Order of Appointment for Additions to Panel of Neutrals in Hurricane Ida Cases
Pursuant to Case Management Order No. 1, In re Hurricane Ida Claims, the Court hereby appoints additional individuals as neutrals for the Court’s Streamlined Settlement Program.  View this PDF
September 12, 2023
Second Amendment to Hurricane Ida Case Management Order No. 1
The Court has issued a Second Amendment to its Hurricane Ida Case Management Order No. 1. This amendment:  •    extends the period for making the required disclosures to 45 days from the filing of responsive pleadings or issuance of an order denying a motion to remand; •    extends the deadline to file responsive pleadings in Hurricane Ida cases to 60 days for any pending case in which an answer has not yet been filed. (Extensions shall be granted only under exceptional circumstances.); and •    requires the parties to use the two forms attached as Exhibits B & C to the First Amendment to the CMO to set forth their respective settlement positions at the informal settlement conference and mediation. All other provisions of the CMO remain in effect. View this PDF View CMO Exhibit A View CMO Exhibit B View CMO Exhibit C