There will be nationwide maintenance on the PACER system Saturday, January 14, 2012. The disruptions will begin at 10 AM CT and may continue until 7 PM CT. PACER users may have sessions terminated or experience difficulty logging into the system. You should still be able to log into CM/ECF and file documents electronically, as long as you do not need to access PACER to complete the process. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has updated its Bill of Costs Guide. The updated Bill of Costs Guide may be found under the Information and Court Forms tabs.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is accepting applications for the position of United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Minnesota. Information about the job can be found on the Employment Opportunity web page.

The Office of the District Court of Minnesota will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2011. The CM/ECF system will be available but the CM/ECF Helpdesk will not be staffed.

The United States District Court, District of Minnesota's CM/ECF system will be unavailable from 6:00pm Friday, November 4, 2011 until 6:00pm Saturday, November 5, 2011 for a planned upgrade. Please click on the link to view the changes to CM/ECF.

This interruption of CM/ECF access will affect all attorney e-filers and public (PACER)users. Please plan accordingly.

The Judicial Conference of the United States increased certain miscellaneous fees for federal courts effective November 1, 2011. Click here for a list of affected fees.

Office of the Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Federal Defender. Information about the job can be found on the Employment Opportunity web page.

Members of the Bar in the Eighth Circuit are invited to the 2012 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference August 8 - 10, 2012 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Please see click here to read the full announcement.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota will be upgrading the court's Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system (CM/ECF) on Saturday, August 27, 2011. After the upgrade, all users will be required to change their CM/ECF password as a security enhancement. Please click on the link to view directions on changing your password.

Second and final attorney re-registration notices were sent on July 29, 2011. If you are an A-G attorney admitted to the Bar of the District of Minnesota and have not re-registered, you must do so by August 12, 2011. All A-G attorneys who do not re-register will be changed to inactive status and will be unable to obtain certificates of good standing.

Attorneys are encouraged to re-register through ECF and pay their re-registration fees online using Pay.gov. Click here for more re-registration information.

The United States District Court is open for business as usual. The Court is not affected by the state government shutdown in Minnesota.

Attorney re-registration notices were sent to attorneys with last names beginning with the letters A-G. If you are an A-G attorney admitted to the Bar of the District of Minnesota and have not re-registered, you must do so by July 22, 2011. Attorneys are encouraged to re-register through ECF and pay their re-registration fees online using Pay.gov.

Attorneys with last names beginning with the letters H-M and N-Z will re-register in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Also, attorneys admitted to the Bar of this Court in either 2009, 2010, or 2011 do not need to re-register at this time. Click here for more re-registration information.

The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is implementing amendments to Local Rule 83.5(d)-(e), concerning the admission of nonresident attorneys and government attorneys. By statute, these amendments will become effective immediately on May 9, 2011 and are posted by the Court for public review and comment through June 9, 2011. Comments should be provided in writing to the Clerk of Court no later than June 9, 2011. For more information on the amendments to this rule, see the public notice.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Davis is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony N. Leung to the position of United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. Leung took the oath of office in the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis on April 29, 2011. Please click on the link to view the Press Release.