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.

December 12, 2005

Order and Reasons entered in McWaters v. FEMA, C.A. No. 05-5488 concerning Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order

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November 22, 2005

Consent Order entered in Sylvester v. Boissiere, C.A. No. 05-5527 concerning new requirements for notice for purposes of eviction in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes

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November 3, 2005

The suspension of deadlines and delays, including liberative prescriptive and peremptive periods in all civil cases pending or to be filed in this Court, is terminated effective November 25, 2005

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October 21, 2005

Hilton v. Atlas Roofing Corporation of Mississippi, Civil Action 05-4204

In compliance with the District Court's instructions the following notices were sent to putative class members: a retrospective notice and a prospective notice. For further information regarding the lawsuit entitled Hilton v. Atlas Roofing Corporation of Mississippi, please see the pleadings below: I. Second Amended Complaint II. Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Second Amended Complaint NOTICE: Please do not contact the Court with questions regarding your potential claim or whether you would be a member of any class action, if certified. Judicial employees, including the Clerk's Office staff, are prohibited by the Code of Judicial Conduct from providing legal advice of any kind.

September 1, 2005

Order suspending all deadlines in all cases in the Eastern District of Louisiana

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August 31, 2005

Order continuing all pending criminal cases in the Eastern District of Louisiana

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April 7, 2005

Houma Courthouse Practice Rule Rescinded

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January 11, 2005

Filing fee for new civil suits increasing to $250, effective February 7, 2005

The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2005 included a provision raising the filing fee for new civil suits from $150 to $250, effective February 7, 2005.