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# Notices & Announcements

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### 				Circuit Judge Wallach to Assume Senior Status on May 31, 2021			

			March 16, 2021		

The Honorable Evan J. Wallach has announced he will retire from active service and assume senior status, effective May 31, 2021.

Judge Wallach has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since November 18, 2011, following his appointment by President Barack Obama and confirmation by the Senate.  Prior to his appointment, Judge Wallach served for sixteen years as a judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade.  Judge Wallach’s full biography is available on the court’s website.

### 				Updated Federal Circuit Rules of Practice			

			March 1, 2021		

Pursuant to the court’s December 9, 2020 public notice (pdf), an updated edition of the Federal Circuit Rules is now available on the court’s website (pdf).  This edition incorporates the emergency amendment to Federal Circuit Rule 15(f).

### 				Notice of Continued Extension of Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building			

			February 26, 2021		

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Federal Claims have entered a new joint order extending their prior administrative order of June 26, 2020, concerning access to the National Courts Building complex in Washington, D.C.  Effective immediately, building access will continue to remain limited to court staff through March 31, 2021; however, requests for access will still be handled on a case-by-case basis when submitted in writing at least 24 hours ahead of time.  The full administrative order is available on the court’s website (pdf).

Requests for access relating to Federal Circuit business or spaces within the National Courts Building may be submitted in writing to the Circuit Executive’s Office at FSO_helpdesk@cafc.uscourts.gov.  These restrictions will remain in effect through March 31, 2021, unless modified sooner. 

To review ongoing updates and information about the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please go to the court’s COVID-19 information page.

### 				Expanded Availability of Oral Argument Live Audio Streaming			

			February 25, 2021		

As part of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the court will begin offering a new live audio streaming program for select oral argument panels starting with the March 2021 court session.  Beginning in the March 2021 court session, one scheduled argument panel will have daily live streaming audio on the Federal Circuit’s new YouTube channel (external).  Beginning in the April 2021 court session, the court anticipates that all oral arguments will be live audio streamed online while the courthouse remains closed to the public. 

For the March 2021 session, Panels B, E, H, K, and N will only be available through the online audio stream. Live audio access for all other scheduled argument panels will continue through the existing telephonic conference process that has been in effect since April 2020.  

Connection information for all panels is posted on the court’s website by 9:00 a.m. (Eastern) on the first day of the month’s session.  Recordings of all arguments continue to be available on the court’s website after the conclusion of arguments each day.  The full notice is available on the court’s website (pdf).

### 				Operating Status for February 18, 2021			

			February 18, 2021		

Due to inclement weather in the National Capital Region, the Clerk’s Office will be inaccessible for purposes of receiving paper filings, mail and courier deliveries, and night box submissions on Thursday, February 18, 2021.  

For purposes of Federal Circuit Rule 26(a)(3), the deadlines for nonelectronic filings and submissions due on February 18, 2021, will be deemed as timely filed if received on Friday, February 19, 2021.  Electronic filing access and deadlines are unaffected.

The Clerk’s Office will continue to provide public services today by telephone and email. Telework-ready employees should follow their office’s policies.

### 				Operating Status Advisory Concerning the February 2021 Court Session			

			January 29, 2021		

In the event of inclement weather during the February 2021 court session, all arguing counsel and members of the public are advised that all telephonic hearings will proceed as scheduled regardless of any Office of Personnel Management operating status change impacting the National Capital Region.

### 				Notice Amending Prior Notices Concerning In-Person Filings and Submissions			

			January 29, 2021		

Consistent with the prior Order Modifying Procedures for Nonelectronic Filing (pdf) (Nov. 2, 2020), the Clerk’s Office is advising that paper filings and submissions are again available in-person through the night drop box on H Street, NW, as well as by couriers, third-party commercial carriers, and members of the public.  While these options remain available, the Clerk’s Office continues to encourage the filing and submission of all paper documents through the U.S. Postal Service to Clerk of Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 717 Madison Place, NW, Washington, D.C. 20439.

### 				Clerk’s Office Operating Status for January 21, 2021			

			January 21, 2021		

Due to conditions in the vicinity of the National Courts Building in Washington, D.C. that are impacting pedestrian and vehicular access for in-person, courier, or third-party commercial carriers, the Clerk’s Office will be inaccessible for purposes of receiving paper filings, mail and courier deliveries, and night box submissions on Thursday, January 21, 2021.

For purposes of Federal Circuit Rule 26(a)(3), the deadlines for nonelectronic filings and submissions due on January 21 will be deemed as timely filed if received on Friday, January 22, 2021.  Electronic filing access and deadlines, as well as any scheduled hearings, are unaffected.

Consistent with the prior Order Modifying Procedures for Nonelectronic Filing (pdf) (Nov. 2, 2020), the night drop box on H Street, NW will not be accessible during this period.

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Published 03/01/2024-21:00:08 (UTC) by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.