PUBLIC NOTICES

Administrative Order No. 09-101 Regarding amendments to Local Civil Rules and Local Criminal Rules concerning computation of time.

Administrative Order No. 09-091 regarding holiday closings for the US District Court - Western District of Michigan.

Administrative Order No. 09-079 regarding proposed amendments to the Western District of Michigan Local Civil and Criminal Rules.

Proposed Criminal Rule Amendments (text). Effective Dec. 1, 2009. All comments should be in writing and directed to the Clerk of Court, and must be received by the Court no later than November 6, 2009.

Proposed Civil Rule Amendments (text). Effective Dec. 1, 2009. All comments should be in writing and directed to the Clerk of Court, and must be received by the Court no later than November 6, 2009.

Administrative Order No. 08-189 Regarding the use of cell phones by interpreters.

Administrative Order No. 08-143 Regarding designated areas for cell phone use under Local Civil Rule 83.4 and Local Criminal Rule 57.4, effective November 3, 2008.

Administrative Order No. 08-071:  Policy and Procedure re: Electronic Availability of Transcripts

Rules Governing Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability

Judge Bell's Criminal Trial Schedule

Privately Funded Seminars Disclosure Reporting System

ALERT!

In various parts of the United States, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and threatened with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in federal or state courts.

In the calls, the threat of a fine for shirking jury service is used to coerce those called into providing confidential data, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud. These calls are not from real court officials.

Federal courts do not require anyone to provide any sensitive information in a telephone call. Most contact between a federal court and a prospective juror will be through the U.S. Mail, and any phone contact by real court officials will not include requests for social security numbers, credit card numbers, or any other sensitive information.

Jury duty is a vital civic responsibility and should be taken seriously by all citizens. However, it is a crime for anyone to falsely represent himself or herself as a federal court official. The federal judiciary takes seriously such an offense.

Persons receiving such a telephone call should not provide the requested information, and should notify the Clerk of Court's office of the U.S. District Court in their area or contact the local FBI.