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NOTICE           The court is pleased to announce that the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana will be open in Houma, Louisiana beginning August 18, 2003. Office hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.         Documents may be submitted for filing, and visitors to the office will be able to electronically search court docket sheets and print most documents filed in Eastern District of Louisiana cases.         For more information please call the Clerk’s office in New Orleans at (504) 589-7650, or the Houma office at (985) 879-3052, or access the Court’s web site at www.laed.uscourts.gov.   August 13, 2003 LORETTA G. WHYTE CLERK OF COURT    

NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR       The office of the clerk is now making images of most pleadings in civil cases available on WebPACER, through the court's Internet website. Any subscriber to WebPACER can read, download, store and print the full content of imaged documents. Documents in criminal cases, social security cases and documents sealed or otherwise restricted by court order are being blocked and will not be available on WebPACER.         In order to conform with the policy of the Judicial Conference of the United States and the E-Government Act of 2002 and in order to promote electronic access to case files while also protecting personal privacy and other legitimate interests, the court has directed that parties shall refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the following personal identifiers from all pleadings filed with the court, including exhibits thereto, unless otherwise ordered by the court. a.   Social Security numbers. If an individual's social security number must be included in a pleading, only the last four digits of that number should be used. b.   Names of minor children. If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned, only the initials of that child should be used. c.   Dates of birth. If an individual's date of birth must be included in a pleading, only the year should be used. d.   Financial account numbers. If financial account numbers are relevant, only the last four digits of these numbers should be used.         In compliance with the E-Government Act of 2002 effective April 16, 2003, a party wishing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers listed above may file an unredacted document under seal. The filing party shall clearly mark the document "Filed Under Seal". This document shall be retained by the court as part of the record.         The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The clerk will not review each pleading for compliance with this policy.     April 9, 2003 Loretta G. Whyte, Clerk    

PUBLIC NOTICE   The current term of the office of United States Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. at New Orleans, Louisiana, is due to expire March 26, 2003. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight year term.   The duties of a magistrate judge include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from a district judge; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.   Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court and should be directed to Loretta G. Whyte, Clerk, United States District Court, 500 Camp Street, Room C-151, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130.   Comments must be received by November 15, 2002.