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IN THE IINITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
IN THE IiATTER OF IMPI-,EMEIIIIING THE
AI'{ENDMENTE TO THE FEDER]AIJ RUI.,ES OF
CIVII, PROCEDURE EFFECTIVE
D E C E M B E R1 , 2 O O O
GENERAL IBDEB Xq. 14
In light of certain a m e n d m e n t st o t h e F e d e r a l " R u l e s o f C i v i l
Frocedure which -- after being proposed by the Judiciaf Conference
of the United States on September 15, 1999, and approved by the
Supreme Court of the United States on APril 17, 2000 -- took
effect on December 1, 2000, this Court concfudes that it nay no
fonger t'opt outt' of certain requirementF Eet out in those Ru-Ies.
The Court further concfudes thdt cerLain changes to iL:s I-rocaf
Rul-es must ]re made to reflect the said receflt amendmentB to the
Federal Rufes df Civil Procedure. Accordingly, the Court finds
and orders as follows:
1. Since the most recent amendmentE to the Federal Rules of
Civif Procedure remove the authority for a courE to "opt out" of
certain discovery requirements by locaI rufe, this Court's Generaf
order No. 25, dated February 2, 1994, shoufd he and hereby is
rescinded.
2. In order to bring their ]ocal ru.Les into compliance with
the !'ederaf Rufes of Civif Frocedure, as aTflended, the Eastern and
western DiFtricts of Arkansas have amended Local Rufes 5.5, 16.1,
16.2, ?6,I, 26.2 and 33 effective December 1, 2000. Those
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Dated this day of Dec
iIIMM I,ARRY HENDREN
CHIEF iIIIDGE
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