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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.
November 18, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for November 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
September 25, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for September 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
September 19, 2019
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...
August 28, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for August 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
August 19, 2019
On August 19, 2019, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Rules published proposed amendments to their...
July 25, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for July 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
June 21, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for June 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
May 29, 2019
Standing Order 27 In the Matter of Fees Charged for Pro Hac Vice Admission is updated on the Local Rules and Standing Orders page. New Fee Schedule is available on...
May 28, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for May 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
May 24, 2019
The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Sonja F. Bivins, United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama, is due to expire on February 1, 2020. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a...
May 13, 2019
A new version of the Introduction to Civil Discovery Practice has been posted and is effective today, May 13, 2019. The updated version can be found under the ...
April 29, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for April 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
April 23, 2019
Federal judges and the journalists who cover them share an important goal: They want the public to receive accurate and understandable information about the federal courts and their work.
The media perform an important and constitutionally...
April 2, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for March 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
February 28, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for February 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
February 6, 2019
We have updated our Administrative Procedure for Electronic Filing. You can find the updates under the Electronic Case File link.
February 5, 2019
The Federal Panel of Neutrals has been updated. You can find it under Attorney Information.
February 4, 2019
We will be upgrading our CM/ECF system to NextGen CM/ECF beginning 5:00 p.m. CST February 15, 2019 - February 18, 2019. The system will be unavailable during the upgrade. For more information, go to ...
January 30, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for January 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.