The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be conducting maintenance on CM/ECF on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. CM/ECF will be unavailable for e-filing during that time. Please remember to complete all work on CM/ECF before the maintenance period begins.
Federal Rule Amendments effective December 1, 2016: FedCivRuleAmendmentP6(d).pdf
Fee Schedule effective December 1, 2016: New Fee Schedule
This tribute, written by Chief Judge William C. Griesbach, appeared in The Circuit Rider.
14-CV-1310 Brendan Dassey v. Michael A. Dittman
Order denying respondent's motion to stay order granting release of Brendan Dassey
14-CV-1310 Brendan Dassey v. Michael A. Dittmann
Order granting Brendan Dassey's release pending appeal.
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, November 24, and
Friday, November 25, 2016, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
POSITION CLOSED: The U.S. District Court in Eastern Wisconsin is accepting applications for a Clerk of Court. Applications due by January 6, 2017.
Position Description and Requirements: Clerk of Court Description & Application Instructions
Effective December 1, 2016 (absent contrary Congressional action) Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d) has been amended as follows:
(d) Additional Time After Certain Kinds of Service.
When a party may or must act within a specified time after being served and
service is made under Rule 5(b)(2)(C) (mail), (D) (leaving with the clerk), or (F)
(other means consented to), 3 days are added after the period would otherwise
expire under Rule 6(a).