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| Proceedings Calendar for the Week of June 10, 2013 | | A partial list of civil and criminal proceedings taking place at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouses. 061013 Calendar |
| Judge Edgardo Ramos Seeking Public Comment on Report Regarding County of Orange Legislative Districts | Judge Edgardo Ramos has appointed a Special Master to propose a new set of legislative districts for the County of Orange; he is now seeking public comment on the Special Master's report and recommendations. Written comments may be submitted on or before Friday, June 7, 2013, to:
Clerk of Court
300 Quarropas Street, Room 146
White Plains, NY 10601
The court will convene on Wednesday, June 12 at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 218 of the Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Courthouse to hear public comment on the matter.Molina Complete Report (26MB PDF) |
| United States v. Apple Trial Begins on June 3 | | Opening arguments in United States v. Apple begin at 9:30 a.m. on June 3, 2013 in courtroom 15B of 500 Pearl Street. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote is presiding. The court will not issue special media credentials for this trial; members of the media will be seated in the courtroom on a first-come, first-served basis. A closed-circuit, live broadcast of the proceedings will be available in the court’s Ceremonial Courtroom (9th floor). The proceedings are expected to last for three weeks. |
| Court Announces Funding for New Security Pavilion at Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse | | Loretta A. Preska, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), and Congressman José E. Serrano (NY–15) announced today that the court received $10.44 million to build a security pavilion outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, located at 500 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. Pavilion PR |
| Instructions for Reporters Attending United States v. Valle Trial | | Instructions and application for credentials for members of the media who wish to sit in reserved press seating in the matter of United States v. Valle (docket number 12-CR-847). US v. Valle Media |
| NYSBA's History of the Southern District | | The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) recently published an article on the history of the Southern District of New York in NYLitigator, a journal of the Association's Commercial & Federal Litigation Section. History of the Southern District |
| Press Pass Applications for United States v. Gupta, 11-CR-907 | Journalists who plan to attend the proceedings in United States v. Gupta should complete the following application and submit it to the attention of Stephanie Cirkovich by Tuesday, May 15 at 12 p.m. Late applications will not be processed.
NOTE: A press pass does not necessarily reserve you a seat in the primary courtroom where the trial is taking place. You may be asked to sit in an overflow courtroom where the proceedings are broadcast over a closed-circuit television.Gupta Press Application |
| Southern District Board of Judges Appoints Cecelia G. Morris to Serve as Chief Judge of United States Bankruptcy Court | | The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has appointed the Honorable Cecelia G. Morris to serve as the next Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. Judge Morris succeeds Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez, who is retiring to teach at New York University School of Law. Bankruptcy Chief Morris Announcement |
| Impact of Budget Cuts on the Southern District of New York | | On Friday, December 2, Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska and District Court Executive Edward A. Friedland will participate in a hearing at the New York County Lawyers Association to discuss the impact of budget cuts on the judiciary. Judiciary Budget Cuts |
| SDNY Implements Innovative Pilot Program to Improve the Quality of Judicial Case Management in Complex Civil Cases | | As a response to the federal bar's concern about the high cost of litigating complex civil cases, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has implemented a pilot program designed to improve judicial case management of these disputes and reduce costs and delay. The pilot went into effect on November 1. Complex Civil Case Pilot |
| Ten SDNY Judges to Participate in Patent Pilot Program Starting November 26 [UPDATED] | | The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has announced that ten of its judges will participate in a ten-year pilot program designed to enhance judicial expertise in patent cases. The nine participating judges are: Hon. P. Kevin Castel; Hon. Denise Cote; Hon. Katherine B. Forrest; Hon. Thomas P. Griesa; Hon. John G. Koeltl; Hon. Colleen McMahon; Hon. Jed S. Rakoff; Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin; Hon. Laura Taylor Swain; and Hon. Robert W. Sweet. Patent Pilot Program Press Release |
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