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General Order 13 - Communications to News Media and Other Noncourt Personnel

W.D. Ark. Standing Order — General Order 13 - Communications to News Media and Other No

IN THE UNITED STATES D I S T R I C T COURT W E S T E R ND I S T R I C T O F A R K A N S A S IN RE: COI\,1T4UN I CAT IONS TO NEWS MEDIA AND OTHER NONCOURT PERSONNEI, GENERAL ORDFR NO- ]q Hereafter' court personnel who are not attorneys sha11 refrain from attEmpting to interPret for any Person, including personnel of the ncws media, any action taken by the Court' or court Persoflflel ' or crny activity which has taken place in arry f il-e clevetoped by case filings, either criminal or civif, i.ncluding the resulis of any trial or other action + a1/6n i n r'hAh -drt'.+ Those person" .iu*uaing information r:efative to any filing or any action taken in any file or by the court should be advj.sed of this rule and that the files are public record and may be reviewed in the Clerk's Office during flormaI business hours. Court Personnel may respond to inguiries as to what matters are scheduled for triat or heariflq and Lhe clate of such trjals or hearings' ]T 15 SO ORDERED. Dated September, l0r f985. U. S, DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DIST.AI(KANSAS F I L E D N WATERS UNITED STATE$ DISTRICT .]UDGE sEPi c 1gg5 " *ffi{;,#" BEVEBLY R.,STlTfS.Cterk .82
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