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    Northern District of Texas

    David C. Godbey, Chief Judge
    Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court

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    Increases to the Hourly Rate and Case Compensation Maximums Under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA)
    Rates for Counsel The hourly rates for CJA appointed counsel have been increased from $155 (previously $152) for non-capital work and $197 (previously $195) for capital work. The new rate applies to services performed on or after January 1, 2021.... more
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    The physical offices of the San Angelo division will delay opening until 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 31 due to inclement weather. ECF is operational and telephone calls made to the main lines and ECF Help Desks will be answered or returned.
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    The physical offices of the Abilene division will be closed Thursday, December 31 due to inclement weather. ECF is operational and telephone calls made to the main lines and ECF Help Desks will be answered or returned.
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    Pay.gov will be down for scheduled maintenance on Saturday, December 12 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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    Request for Quote for Renewal of VMware Maintenance Contracts
    The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas is seeking quotes for renewal of our VMware maintenance contracts. The contract numbers are 310323843, 339147245, 30440947 and 30702142. Proposals should be emailed to Karsten Streufert at... more
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    The ECF and eJuror websites will be down on Sunday, December 20 from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM for scheduled maintenance.
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    Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, effective December 1, 2020
    Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence, adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 27, 2020. Under the... more
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    Changes to Fee Schedule, Effective December 1, 2020
    The Judicial Conference of the United States approved the increases noted below to the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule:   Description of Fee Current Fee Approved New Fee For filing any document that is not related to a... more
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    NOTICE: This website will be down for scheduled maintenance on Saturday, November 21 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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    Pay.gov will be unavailable on Saturday, November 14 from at 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm.

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