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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN l008 JUN I 2 P 2: 20
U.S. DiST. COURT CI j'"
EAST. DIST. MICHIGAH
In re: Amendments to Local Rules; Administrative Order ,DETROIT
Effective Date (E.D. Mich.LR 83.1)
No. 08-AO tla LR
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
At their regular meeting on June 2,2008, the Judges of the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan approved proposed amendments to LR 83.1,
Amendments to Local Rules; Effective Date, for publication and referral to the Court's
Local Rules Advisory Committee. The Court also authorized the Chief Judge to enter this
Administrative Order.
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED THAT effective immediately, the following
process will govern rulemaking in the Eastern District pending final approval of the
amendments to LR 83.1 :
(a) When the court proposes an amendment to or amends these rules,
it must provide public notice of the proposal or amendment on its website
and via other sources that will reach a wide audience.
(b) An amendment to these rules takes effect on the fi rst day of the month
following adoption unless otherwise ordered by the court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the following Comment shall appear following
the text of the local rule:
COMMENT: These Rules may be amended in compliance with Fed. R. Civ.
P. 83 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 57.
In addition to the Court's website, sources as used in LR 83.1 (a) will include
legal newspapers throughout the Eastern District, and the roster of persons
registered to file papers electronically (filing users).
A notice will appear in each issue of the Michigan Bar Journal advising
persons that proposed and final amendments to the Court's local rules will
be posted on its website.
Administrative Order in re:
Amendments to Local Rules; Effective Date Page 2
LR 83.20(a) requires that "a person practicing in this court must know these
rules, including the provisions for sanctions for violating the rules." For the
most up-tO-date information, persons practicing in this court are encouraged
to visit the Court's website frequently.
IT IS ORDERED.
FOR THE COUR .
