The Clerk’s Office will resume normal operations and public services in the National Courts Building at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) today. Electronic filing remains available without interruption. This message was updated at 11:50 a.m. on April 23, 2019.
Effective April 8, 2019, the court will begin notifying counsel which, if any, conflict dates are accepted as scheduling conflicts for oral argument. The full notice is available online (pdf).
Due to renovations on the fourth floor, the Clerk’s Office will temporarily relocate to the Federal Circuit Library on the second floor beginning Tuesday, March 12, 2019. All public services, including counsel argument check-in and public filings, will be available at the Federal Circuit Library reference desk as of that date. Courtroom access and availability will remain unaffected, and all Clerk’s Office phone lines and email accounts will remain the same.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is pleased to announce that it intends to sit in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota as part of its April 2019 session. The Federal Circuit will continue to hold its regular session in Washington, D.C. The full notice is available here (pdf).
This is a reminder that the new scheduling conflicts procedure takes effect today, January 2, 2019. Updated versions of the Guide to Oral Argument (pdf) and the Response to Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts form (pdf) are available on our website. Counsel should begin using this new form when advising the court of scheduling conflicts. For more information on the revised procedure, see our December 10, 2018 notice (pdf).
Beginning January 2, 2019, the court will begin using a new format for its mandates. Litigants, members of the bar, and the public may notice a change in the format of this item on the court’s docket as of that date.
Beginning January 2, 2019, the court will be changing its argument scheduling practices in an effort to reduce further the time between when a case is calendar-ready and is scheduled for oral argument. Full details of this change can be found here (pdf).
The new edition of the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice is available on the court’s website (pdf). The Electronic Filing Procedures have also been updated regarding revised procedures for briefs and appendices. These procedures are available on the court’s website (pdf).