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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
IN RE: WEEKLY COURTHOUSE CLOSURES ) GENERAL ORDER NO.
AND IMPACT ON DEADLINES IN LIGHT ) 2:25-mc-04042-ECM
OF LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS )
GENERAL ORDER RELATED TO COURTHOUSE CLOSURES
AND IMPACT ON DEADLINES
IN LIGHT OF LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS
WHEREAS federal funding for certain functions of the United States of America lapsed at
midnight on October 1, 2025;
WHEREAS since that time and as of the date of this Order, no appropriation bill or continuing
resolution has been passed that would restore funding;
WHEREAS on October 1, 2025, the judiciary entered Phase 1 of a lapse in appropriations
during which balances from fees and no-year appropriations were being used to fund judiciary
operations;
WHEREAS on October 20, 2025, the judiciary will enter Phase 2 of a lapse in appropriations
during which balances from fees and no-year appropriations will be exhausted, and the judiciary must
reduce operations to avoid violations of the Antideficiency Act. See 31 U.S.C. §§ 1341-42;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all Courthouses within the Middle District of Alabama,
including Montgomery, Dothan, and Opelika, shall be CLOSED FOR OPERATIONS on each Friday
during Phase 2 of the lapse in appropriations.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all deadlines that fall on a Friday that the Courthouses are closed
shall be automatically extended to the next business day pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure
45(3) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(3) without further order of the Court.
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