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Thu, 10/23/2025
Change in Clerk's Office Operational Hours on Fridays and Revised After-Hours Emergency Filing Service
Effective Friday, October 24, 2025, the operational hours of the Clerk's Office will change due to the government shutdown and employee furloughs. More »
Fri, 10/17/2025
Administrative Order 25-004 Signed by Chief Judge Karen K. Specie Modifying the Means of Filing Pleadings By Self-Represented Parties and Vacating Administrative Order 23-001
Effective Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Administrative Order 23-001 is vacated, and the Court will no longer accept routine filings by email or facsimile from self-represented parties. More »
Fri, 10/17/2025
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Update Re Impacts of a Shutdown on the Court
The federal Judiciary will enter shutdown “Phase 2” if an FY 2026 budget or a continuing resolution (“CR”) is not passed before 11:59 p.m. ET on October 17, 2025. A Phase 2 shutdown subjects the Judiciary to the Anti-Deficiency Act (“ADA”). More »
Fri, 10/17/2025
Pre-Lapse in Appropriations Notice to All Judiciary Contractors
The Administrative Office of the U.S. More »
Thu, 10/16/2025
Court Orders and Notices Bound For Canada No Longer Being Held at Canadian/U.S. Border Effective October 17, 2025
This is an update regarding the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' strike. More »

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