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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.

Thu, 2016-11-17

The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. They are urging people to report the calls not only to their...

Thu, 2016-11-17

Federal Rule Rule6(d) for computation of response and reply times changes.  Click here for details.

Mon, 2016-11-14

For useful information about electronically stored information, please visit the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program web page at www.discoverypilot.com

Thu, 2016-05-19

 For retrieval of a record from a Federal Records Center, National Archives, or other storage location removed from the place of business of the court there will be a $69 fee.  Each additional box is $39.

For electronic retrievals, there...

Tue, 2016-04-26

The Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana announce that they have selected Michael G. Gotsch, Sr. to serve as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Court in the South Bend Division. Mr. Gotsch will...

Tue, 2016-03-29

Across the United States, individuals posing as federal court officials and U.S. Marshals are targeting citizens, threatening them with arrest unless they pay.

Learn about how to...

Fri, 2016-02-12

Throughout the country, the public regularly receives a variety of emails and phone calls purporting to come from federal and state courts requesting personal information, demanding payment of federal fines or tax debts, or threatening arrest or...

Thu, 2015-12-10

The Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Indiana has recommended, and the District Court has authorized release for a period of public comment, the revision of certain Local Rules of the United States District Court for the...

Wed, 2015-12-02

 

In various parts of the United States, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service or "civil processing"  in federal. The caller directs the...

Mon, 2015-11-30

 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) has been amended reducing the time for service of a summons from 120 days to 90 days.  The Order from the Chief Justice approving this rule change and others, states: "the foregoing amendments to the...

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