The Eastern and Western Districts have today entered Joint General Order 15-01 which adopts several changes to the Joint Local Rules that were approved by by the Joint Local Rules Commission at its Fall meeting.
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Thu, 01/08/2015
In various parts of the United States, including the Western District of Kentucky, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in federal or state courts. In...
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Mon, 12/15/2014
Thu, 12/11/2014
With both Judge Greg N. Stivers and David J. Hale having had their Commissions signed by the President, and in order to equalize the Court's docket, Chief Judge McKinley has entered General Order 2014-14 which reassigns a significant number of...
Tue, 10/14/2014
Tue, 08/19/2014
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Mon, 06/16/2014
Hackers and scammers are now sending fake "Jury Duty" notices by email. These official-looking emails usually contain a link for more information, but clicking on the link can infect your PC with a computer virus. If you receive an email or...
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Tue, 06/03/2014
In April of this year, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts issued warnings about two new arrest warrant scams potentially involving the federal district courts. In the first scam, a fictitious arrest warrant on criminal charges...
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Fri, 05/16/2014
Wed, 04/02/2014
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts has issued warnings about two new scams potentially involving the federal district courts. These new scams are similar in nature to a scam that was identified this summer in which citizens...
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