Notice

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
October 29, 2018 to November 9, 2018
 
ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS DUE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS
November 9, 2018

In 2018, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved publication of proposed amendments to the following rules:

• Appellate Rules 35, 40;
• Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 2004, 8012;
• Civil Rule 30; and
• Evidence Rule 404.

The comment period opened August 15, 2018 and closes February 15, 2019. Read the text of the proposed amendments and supporting materials:

The Federal Judiciary has developed a Next Generation (NextGen) Case Management/ Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system that will allow electronic filers to use the same account for both PACER and electronic filing access.  The District Court of Guam is not beginning preparations to adopt this new system. 

The Honorable Gustavo A. Gelpi is currently the Chief Judge of the United States District Court in Puerto Rico. He was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush in 2006. Previously, he served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge and as a Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

At its September 2017 meeting, the Judicial Conference approved amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure. The amendments were adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018. The amendments are on track to become effective December 1, 2018. A complete set of the amendments is available here.
 

Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood ceremonially swore Mr. Anderson in at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018.  He was previously appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by U.S. Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III on January 4, 2018, for a period of 120 days.

Mr. Anderson has previously held the positions of First Assistant United States Attorney and Criminal Chief for the districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The new panel attorney hourly rates of $140 for non-capital representations and $188 for capital representations apply to services performed on or after March 23, 2018. Where the appointment of counsel occurred before March 23, 2018, the new hourly compensation rates apply to that portion of services provided on or after the effective date.

Click here to view and download the opinion:  http://www.gud.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/16-10362_usa_v._obak_opinion.pdf

Click here to view and download the report.