The Clerk's Office will be closed Friday, July 3rd in Observance of Independence
Day
Comments on proposed
LOCAL RULE changes are being accepted
June 5 – July 3, 2009
A local rules revision cycle was initiated earlier in the year with a period
provided for the bar to provide suggested changes and/or comments to:
- the current set of local rules
- several preliminary suggestions forwarded by the local rules committee,
the clerk’s office and the Judge
- those being made in conjunction with the national rule time computation
project.
Based on the results of this initial period, a full package of proposed changes
has been developed and is now available for comment by the bar from June 5 to July
3.
The package and associated links can be found at:
All comments are to be provided to Bill Miller, the chair of the local rules
committee, either by e-mail at:
Once this comment phase is complete, a required public review period is scheduled
for August. The final step will then be to obtain the required approvals from the
U.S. District Court and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals with a planned effective
date of the new rules of December 1, 2009.
Associated Links (found at
http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/court_info/local_rules.aspx):
REMINDER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
The Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing (Section II, B) requires attorneys
filing electronically to serve pleadings electronically to registered participants
of the ECF system. For parties who have opted out of electronic service or who are
not registered participants, attorneys are required to serve the pleading in accordance
with applicable rules. The pleading should include a Certificate of Service reflecting
which parties have been served electronically or by other means. If no Certificate
of Service is included in the pleading, an Order to Effect Service will be issued
directing you to serve the parties before the pleading can be considered.
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