The POWER Act brings the federal court and local organizations together annually to promote pro bono representation. On Tuesday, September 15, 2021, at 12 p.m., the 603 Legal Aid Pro Bono Referral System’s DOVE Project will present “Legal Advocacy Fosters Victim Safety and Financial Self-Sufficiency,” a live webcast promoting free legal services for under resourced survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexu­al assault, and stalking. The legal needs range from family law and estate planning to consumer issues, housing concerns, and federal tax liabilities.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (21-18) establishing that the Rudman Courthouse and district court clerk’s office will be open to the public during regular business hours effective June 1, 2021. To access the order, please click here.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (21-14) addressing the status of civil jury trials and mediations. For more information, please click here.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has issued a new standing order on the filing of highly sensitive information. Read the order here.

In this 30-minute video, Chief Judge McCafferty and five other chief judges in New England ask Dr. Erin Bromage questions about the importance and safety of the COVID vaccines.

 

Effective December 1, 2020, there will be an increase in some of the district court fees. Most notably, the fee for filing a new civil action will increase from $400 to $402. For a full list of fee increases, click on this link.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-33) restricting access to the Rudman Courthouse during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please click here.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-32) restricting access to the Rudman Courthouse during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please click here.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-30) addressing the status of civil jury trials and mediations. For more information, please click here.

The POWER Act brings the federal court and local organizations together annually to promote pro bono representation. On September 24, 2020, the DOVE Project will present a live webcast to prepare attorneys to provide pro bono legal representation in domestic violence cases.  This program will feature representatives from crisis centers, the legal community, and the judiciary, who work together to get domestic violence survivors/victims the protection they need. Judge David J.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-28) restricting public access to the Rudman Courthouse and Cleveland Federal Building. This order applies on days when the courthouse is open for in-court hearings or jury trials. For more information, please click here.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-25) addressing the status of hearings, jury trials, grand jury, mediations, and other events. The court has also entered a new revised protocol governing in-court hearings (20-27). For more information, please click here.

 

The court has developed a new standing order that should make it easier and more cost effective to comply with the requirement to obtain a defendant’s waiver of speedy trial associated with defense motions to continue trial and assented to motions to extend the time to indict. For more information, click here.

 

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a new Standing Order (20-23) restricting public access to the Rudman Courthouse and Cleveland Federal Building. This order applies on days when the courthouse is open for in-court hearings or jury trials. For more information, please click here.

 

PACER’s recently redesigned website (https://pacer.uscourts.gov) launched today.

 New features include:

• Mobile friendly design;

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