Pursuant to Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Public Notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana with the new language underlined and the old language lined-through:
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March 17, 2014
January 28, 2014
The court will be open as usual at 8:30AM on Thursday, January 30, 2014.
Because of adverse weather conditions, the courthouse will be closed Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Please see related Order.
The Court’s electronic filing system remains available and will be monitored for emergency matters, e.g., death penalty cases with execution dates, or deportation matters with imminent and confirmed deportation dates, that may continue to be filed.
January 24, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has tentatively selected Claude
J. Kelly III for appointment as the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of
Louisiana, subject to further consideration after background investigations are conducted.
The office is headquartered at New Orleans.
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January 6, 2014
A triennial attorney registration statement and fee are required by Rule 83.2.2 of the Local Civil Rules for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The Court has set the triennial fee for 2014-2016 at $45.
You must pay the triennial fee of $45 by credit card and confirm your current information through your Eastern District of Louisiana e-filing account at https://ecf.laed.uscourts.gov. TO AVOID SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE BEFORE THIS COURT, THIS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO MARCH 3, 2014.
NOTE: Inactive Status Counsel, Government Attorneys or those admitted Pro Hac Vice are NOT required by Local Rule to pay this triennial registration fee.
United States District Court WILLIAM W. BLEVINS
Eastern District of Lousiana CLERK OF COURT
500 Poydras St., Room C-151 January 5, 2014
New Orleans, LA 70130
January 1, 2014
Secure, high-speed Wi-Fi access is NOW available at no cost to all members of the bar at the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. This Wi-Fi coverage is funded through the attorney admission fund. Operated and supported by Courtroom Connect, the network provides coverage in all courtrooms (except Judge Engelhardt's), public hallways, lobbies, and the Attorney Conference Center once relocated to the 2nd floor.
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December 16, 2013
Pursuant to a majority vote of the active judges of this court;
IT IS ORDERED that Rule 9.1 et seq of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana are hereby amended as follows:
9. Post-Discipline Procedures
9.1. Payment of Fees and Costs
9.1.1. Fees of Prosecution Counsel. On completion of his/her services in any disciplinary or other matter under these Rules, counsel designated by the Lawyer Disciplinary Committee to prosecute any disciplinary action may file a motion with the clerk of court seeking an award of reasonable fees and costs, to be paid from the court’s Disciplinary Enforcement Fund Attorneys' Registration and Disciplinary Fund. In awarding fees, the court must apply the hourly rates applicable to lawyers representing indigent defendants in the court.
9.1.2. Assessment of Fees and Costs. The court may assess attorney’s fees and costs of any disciplinary proceeding against the respondent. The respondent must remit any such funds to the clerk of court per Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. for deposit into the court’s Disciplinary Enforcement Fund.
New Orleans, Louisiana this 16th day of December 2013.
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December 11, 2013
Effective February 1, 2014, the Clerk's Office will no longer accept credit card payments for restitution obligations. Restitution payments must be made by cash, check or money order only.
November 15, 2013
NOTICE TO THE BAR
At its September 2013 session, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved several changes to the miscellaneous fee schedules effective December 1, 2013. The appellate filing fee is increased to $505 which includes a $50 administrative fee. The records retrieval fee is increased from $53 to $64 for the first box requested from a Federal Records Center and a new fee of $39 for each additional box requested was created in an effort to recoup some of the rising shipping and processing costs for handling paper records. The entire fee schedule for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana can be found at http://www.laed.uscourts.gov/CASES/fee.htm
November 15, 2013
William W. Blevins, Clerk
November 15, 2013
Pursuant to Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Public Notice is hereby given of the proposed revised Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
9. Post-Discipline Procedures
9.1. Payment of Fees and Costs
9.1.1. Fees of Prosecution Counsel. On completion of his/her services in any disciplinary or other matter under these Rules, counsel designated by the Lawyer Disciplinary Committee to prosecute any disciplinary action may file a motion with the clerk of court seeking an award of reasonable fees and costs, to be paid from the court’s Disciplinary Enforcement Fund Attorneys' Registration and Disciplinary Fund. In awarding fees, the court must apply the hourly rates applicable to lawyers representing indigent defendants in the court.
9.1.2. Assessment of Fees and Costs. The court may assess attorney’s fees and costs of any disciplinary proceeding against the respondent. The respondent must remit any such funds to the clerk of court per Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. for deposit into the court’s Disciplinary Enforcement Fund.
Comments may be made in writing via email to Clerk@laed.uscourts.gov or addressed to Clerk of Court, U.S. District Court, EDLA, 500 Poydras St., Room C-151, New Orleans, LA 70130 before December 14, 2013.
November 14, 2013
William W. Blevins, Clerk
November 15, 2013
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is pleased to announce the selection of Michael B. North as Magistrate Judge for the District subject to completion of a standard background check.
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