IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2017-3
Abrogation of General Orders 36 and 37
On June 30, 2005 the Court adopted General Orders 36 and 37, which permitted
the full implementation of the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system
for all civil and criminal filings effective August 15, 2005. The orders also approved the
CMIECF Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual for Civil Filings and the CMIECF
Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual for Criminal Filings.
However, the Court finds that the filing and service of documents in the Western
District of Arkansas is currently permitted by Local Rules 5.1 and 5.2. The administrative
manuals for civil and criminal filings have also been substantially updated and combined
into one manual.
Therefore, the Court ABROGATES General Orders 36 and 37 in that they are
duplicative and no longer necessary to permit electronic filing in the Western District of
Arkansas. The Court also APPROVES the Administrative Policies and Procedures
Manual for Civil and Criminal Filings as amended May 1, 2017, which may be amended
at any time without prior notice.
SO ORDERED
Dated : May 1, 2017
Honorable P.K. Holmes, Ill
Chief United States District Judge
US DISTRICT COURT
WP.sTBRN DIST ARKANSAS
FILED
MAY - 1 2017
DOUGLAS F. YOUNG, Clerk
By
Deputy Clerk
