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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    Northern District of Texas

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

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    The court’s website will be unavailable on Saturday, April 3, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. due to a building power outage scheduled by the General Services Administration.
    Prior to the outage, our website address will be redirected to the CM/ECF login page so it can still be used to access the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system. Jurors who need to access our website in order to submit their qualification... more
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    Revised CJA 23 Financial Affidavit Form
    At its December 2020 meeting, the Defender Services Committee approved revisions to the CJA 23 Financial Affidavit. The revised form and instructions for its use are posted on the Court's website under ... more
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    ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL SUPPORT STAFF:
    Please complete the Northern District of Texas Survey at https://www.research.net/r/21AttySurvey by April 15, 2021. We appreciate your feedback!
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    Pay.gov will be unavailable on Sunday, March 28, 2021 between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. for scheduled maintenance.
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    Proposed Amendments to Local Civil and Criminal Rules
    Proposed amendments to local civil and criminal rules are now posted for public comment. Please see Special Order 2-92 for more information. Unless modified after receipt of comment... more
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    Important Notice: Dress and Conduct in Virtual Proceedings
    LR 83.16 and LCrR 53.2 (the local civil and criminal “Dress and Conduct” rules) provide: All persons present in a courtroom where a trial, hearing, or other proceeding is in progress must dress and conduct themselves in a manner demonstrating... more
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    Due to inclement weather, the physical offices of the Abilene, San Angelo and Wichita Falls divisions will be closed on Friday, February 19. The Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Lubbock divisions will open at 9:00 a.m.
    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, San Angelo and Wichita Falls divisions will be closed on Thursday, February 18. The Dallas and Fort Worth divisions will open at 9:00 a.m., and the Amarillo and Lubbock divisions will open at 10:00 a.m.
    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 court will be closed across the district on Wednesday, February 17, to all except those litigants who have received direct communication from the court to appear.
    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 unavailable on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 5 pm to 9 pm for scheduled maintenance.

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