- Statement of Chief Judge Lynch Regarding Judge Frank M. Coffin
- First Circuit Court of Appeals Appoints New Clerk
- Melvin S. Hoffman is selected for the United States Bankruptcy Court in Worcester, Massachusetts
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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Amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Local Rules effective December 1, 2009
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Certain amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, including amendments which change how deadlines are computed,
will take effect on December 1, 2009. Under the new ”days are days“ approach, deadlines will be computed by counting every day,
including weekends and holidays. Many time periods have been enlarged as a result of the amendments. For a clean version of
the amended Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure effective December 1, 2009, click
here. For a complete list of amendments to
the federal rules effective December 1, 2009, including amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and
Criminal Procedure, click here. The First Circuit has amended its
Local Rules and Internal Operating Procedures to be consistent with the new federal rules. For details, see the
Notice of Adoption of Amendments to Local Rules (Effective December 1, 2009)
and Notice of Adoption of Amendments to Internal Operating Procedures (Effective December 1, 2009).
- Notice of Adoption of Amendments to Local Rule 34.0 and Internal Operating Procedure VIII
- Case Management/Electronic Files System (“CM/ECF”) Information
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