The CJA Plan has been updated as of December 16, 2020. Find the updated version under Court Info > Court Plans or Court Info...
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News & Announcements
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.
The Court is seeking to recruit pro bono attorneys to assist with the urgent and ever-increasing need to provide counsel for indigent litigants in certain pre-screened civil cases. While the Court has traditionally relied upon a handful of...
A Town Hall Bulletin for April 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
A Town Hall Bulletin for March 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
A Town Hall Bulletin for February 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
The Federal Panel of Neutrals has been updated. You can find it under Attorney Information.
Attorney Case Opening via CM/ECF is now available in the Southern District of Alabama by selecting the Civil Menu and Attorney Case Opening. Detailed instructions can be found on our website at Electronic...
A Town Hall Bulletin for January 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2019. Click here for more information on the Amendments.
Effective January 1, 2020, the quarterly threshold for waiving Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) fees will increase from $15 to $30. As a result, PACER users will not be charged a fee for usage that does not exceed $30 in a given...
A Town Hall Bulletin for December 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
Our court has activated the “PageID” feature in our electronic filing software. PageID essentially functions like an electronic Bates stamping utility for the District Court record. It automatically creates a unique page number for every page...
Our court has recently updated our electronic filing software to activate the “PageID” feature. PageID essentially functions like an electronic Bates stamping utility for the District Court record. It automatically creates a unique page number...
A Town Hall Bulletin for November 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
A Town Hall Bulletin for September 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
On August 29, 2019, United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana preliminarily approved a class action settlement between the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Taishan Gypsum Company Ltd., f/k/a Shandong...
A Town Hall Bulletin for August 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
On August 19, 2019, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Rules published proposed amendments to their...
A Town Hall Bulletin for July 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.