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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Wed, 12/04/2024
The United States District Court, District of Maine’s Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system will be unavailable to the bar and the public from 7:00 PM on Friday December 13, 2024 to approximately 7:00 PM on Sunday, December 15, 2024 for a...
Tue, 11/26/2024
The United States District Court for the District of Maine will be closed on Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. CM/ECF is available for filing.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Due to a disruption at the national data center that supports the District of Maines servers the electronic case filing (ECF) system was down from approximately 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 24, 2024. All systems have been restored and...
Thu, 11/07/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
***PRESS RELEASE***
November 7, 2024
MORTON A. BRODY DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE AWARD
The United States District Court for the District of Maine, in conjunction with Colby College, is honored to...
Wed, 11/06/2024
We have been informed that there have been nationwide reports of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) sent to attorneys and law firms across the country.
Carefully look over any NEFs that you receive. The fake NEFs are phishing attempts to...
Tue, 11/05/2024
The United States District Court in the District of Maine is now accepting new applications for admission to the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the District of Maine. Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel attorneys are highly qualified, private...
Thu, 10/31/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
GENERAL ORDER ESTABLISHING 2024 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Federal law establishes holidays for federal employees, on which days the offices of the United
States District Court for the District of Maine are...
Fri, 10/18/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ON
PROPOSED LOCAL RULES
October 18, 2024
The Local Rules Advisory Committee (LRAC) has completed a two-year review of the Local Federal Rules for the District of Maine. ...
Fri, 09/27/2024
The CM/ECF website for the United States District Court, for the District of Maine will be unavailable from 10:00AM to 2:00PM on Saturday, September 28th.
Tue, 09/24/2024
Case Manager/Courtroom Deputy
Case managers are the “face” of the court to much of the public and attorneys who practice in the court. Individuals join this staff position and train on the job. They maintain and process case information; manage the...