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Press Release From United States District Judge Rudolph T. Randa.

In a letter dated February 3, 2016 to President Barack Obama, I  announced my intention to move from active status to senior status effective February 5, 2016.

After serving for 41 years on both the State and Federal Courts in various capacities, it is time to reduce my workload and bring to the Eastern District of Wisconsin a new full-time active judge who will, in turn, bring additional assistance in dealing with the court’s docket.

CM/ECF Outage - Deadline Extension Requests

Between 5:30 p.m. on January 20, 2016 and 8:00 a.m. on January 21, 2016, the court's CM/ECF electronic case filing system was down. The system is now operational, and we are investigating the cause of the outage. If any parties missed filing deadlines due to an inability to access CM/ECF, they should file a brief, expedited motion asking for an extension of time, pursuant to Local Rule 7(h). The judges are aware that parties could not access CM/ECF during this time. Thank you for your patience.

Reappointment of Incumbent Magistrate Judge James R. Sickel

The current term of office of part-time United States Magistrate Judge James R. Sickel in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, is due to expire on December 8, 2016. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new four-year term.

The duties of the part-time magistrate judge position include the following:

(1) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases.

(2) conduct of mediation of civil cases assigned to the district judge sitting in Green Bay.

Registry Funds

Rules and statutes require or permit involved parties to deposit funds into a court or voluntarily present a motion for funds to be placed in the custody of the court. For a court to receive and deposit registry funds, the involved parties must show the authority to make the deposit via a court order. Examples include:

Holiday Hours December 24, 2015 through January 1, 2016

Consistent with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and other District Courts within the Circuit, and in order to permit more time with family and friends, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be closed on Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25, 2015, in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Court will close at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2015, and close all day Friday, January 1, 2016 in observance of the New Year holiday.

William C. Griesbach, Chief Judge
United States District Court

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