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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Wed, 2021-11-10
Prisoner Civil Rights Cases Explained: A Primer for Volunteer Attorneys
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana will sponsor a training session for attorneys on prisoner civil rights litigation. The...
Mon, 2021-11-08
The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is accepting applications for a full-time Case Administrator in the Fort Wayne Division.
Closing Date: Open until filled, with first consideration...
Thu, 2021-11-04
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is seeking qualified applicants for a temporary Records, Reproduction & Scanning Clerk. Location for this position is South Bend. The Records, Reproduction & Scanning...
Fri, 2021-10-29
The Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Indiana has recommended, and the District Court has authorized for release for a period of public comment, the revision of certain Local Rules of the United States District Court for...
Mon, 2021-09-27
The Court’s case management/electronic filing system (“CM/ECF”) is being upgraded to the new Next Generation CM/ECF system (“NextGen”). Accordingly, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, November 5, 2021, the CM/ECF system will be unavailable until 9:00...
Mon, 2021-09-20
The materials used for the Attorney Training on September 17th, 2021 can be found below:
Thu, 2021-09-09
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (September 9, 2021): On July 9, 2021, the Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana resolved to honor the life, career, and legacy of the Honorable William C. Lee by naming the courtroom...
Wed, 2021-09-01
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana will be upgrading its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) to the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen) on Monday, November 8, 2021. NextGen is the...
Mon, 2021-08-23
The POWER Act is the acronym for "Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018" (P. L. 115-237) that Congress passed on September 4, 2018. The primary goal of the POWER Act is for the United States district courts to partner with a local,...