FILED
Clerk
District Court
APR 23 2026
1 for the Northern Mariana Islands
2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT By________________________
3 FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (Deputy Clerk)
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6 In Re:
7 General Order No. 26-00007
8 COURT BUSINESS HOURS due to
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10 SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU
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13 This is the sixth general order addressing the Court’s operating hours due to the impact of
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku. At present, significant, lingering, negative impacts to the Court’s utilities
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in the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku have made continued full-day, public-facing operations
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unsustainable. Furthermore, power and water continue to be unavailable to much of the island of
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Saipan, with driving remaining dangerous due to ongoing cleanup efforts to remove downed power
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lines and trees and restore signage and traffic signals. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
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(1) This general order supersedes General Order No. 26-00006.
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(2) The Court will be closed to the public on April 24, 2026.
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(3) The Court will reopen to the public on April 27, 2026, and remain open during the
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following modified business hours: Monday through Friday (except federal holidays),
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8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The intake counter at the Clerk’s Office will remain open
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during the lunch hour (12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.).
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(4) All filings due on April 24, 2026, shall be deemed timely filed if filed on April 27, 2026.
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(5) The CM/ECF electronic filing system will remain online, unaffected by this closure.
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IT IS SO ORDERED this 23rd day of April, 2026.
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RAMONA V. MANGLONA
30 Chief Judge
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