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Proceedings Calendar for the Week of May 20, 2013
A partial list of civil and criminal proceedings taking place at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouses.

Calendar 052013

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