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Wed, 11/06/2024
NOTICE ABOUT PHISHING SCAM: There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs look like they are coming from the Court’s electronic filings system. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails.
Wed, 10/23/2024
The Local Rules Committee of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York invites comments on the proposed amendments to the Local Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, which are available on the Court’s website at www.nywd.uscourts.gov.
Please submit your comments by no later than November 27, 2024 to:
Local Rules Committee
c/o Hon. Mark W. Pedersen
United States Magistrate Judge
Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building
100 State Street
Rochester, New York 14614
pedersen@nywd.uscourts.gov
Wed, 10/16/2024
CM/ECF Unavailable due to Maintenance, beginning October 25 at 6:00 PM through October 27 at 4:00 PM
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York is scheduling downtime for maintenance to the case management system, CM/ECF.
E-filing will be unavailable from Friday, October 25, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT until Sunday, October 27, 2024, 4:00 pm EDT.