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# COVID-19 Information Page

Home ­­» The Court ­­» Notices & Announcements ­­» COVID-19 Information Page

For the ease of litigants, counsel, and the public, all information, notices, and announcements concerning the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be listed on this page.

The following public notices and advisories are in effect.
                              - Notice of Updated Protocols for In-Person Argument [November 15, 2022]

The following procedures modifying court operations are in effect.
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [November 2022] (pdf) 
                              - Instructions for Arguing Counsel Participating in Remote Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)

The following administrative orders are in effect.
                              - Order 2022-07: Updated National Courts Building Protocols [November 9, 2022]
                              - Order 2022-05: Resuming Court Operations

All information about the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are archived on this page in reverse chronological order. Earlier versions of the same document are omitted.
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [September 2022] (pdf) 
                              - Order 2022-04: Reopening the National Courts Building [September 9, 2022] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Modifications to Court Operations and New Protocols for In-Person Arguments [September 9, 2022]
                              - Order 2022-03: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until Further Notice [January 18, 2022] (pdf)
                              - Order 2021-10: Modifying Court Operations [June 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Form 33A: Certification of Compliance with Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [June 2022] (pdf)
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 13, 2022] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 13, 2022]
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [April 21, 2022] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [April 21, 2022]
                              - Notice of Resumption of In-Person Arguments for the March 2022 Session [February 15, 2022]
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [January 18, 2022]
                              - Notice of Revised Building Access Restrictions and Protocols for In-Person Argument [January 18, 2022]
                              -  Notice of Change to February 2022 Session [January 18, 2022]
                              - Notice of New Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [December 22, 2021]
                              - Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [October 25, 2021]
                              - Order 2022-02: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until Further Notice [October 25, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Change to January 2022 Session [December 27, 2021]
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [December 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [October 25, 2021]
                              - Notice of Continued Extension of Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [August 27, 2021]
                              - Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [August 12, 2021]
                              - Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [August 12, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [July 30, 2021]
                              - Notice of Modifications to Court Operations and New Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 22, 2021]
                              - Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Instructions for Arguing Counsel participating in Remote Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Information for Arguing Counsel Participating in Telephonic Arguments [Apr. 21, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Public Advisory for Live Audio Feed of Court Sessions [March 29, 2021 ]
                              - Notice of Expanded Availability of Oral Argument Live Audio Streaming [February 25, 2021]
                              - Notice of Upcoming Modifications to Clerk’s Office Procedures [September 24, 2020]
                              - Notice of Modification to Clerk’s Office Procedures [September 24, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Instructions for Arguing Counsel Participating in Telephonic Arguments [August 24, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Public Access Information for April 2020 Court Session [April 6, 2020]
                              - Availability of Live Audio Access to April 2020 Court Session [April 1, 2020 ]
                              - Guidance to Counsel on Serving Documents Outside of CM/ECF [March 27, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Notice of Modified Public Assistance from the Clerk’s Office [March 20, 2020 (pdf) 
                              - Notice of Modified Filing Procedures for Pro Se Parties [March 20, 2020](pdf)
                              - Notice of Modified Service Procedures for Pro Se Parties [March 20, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Consent to Electronic Service Form [March 20, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Order 2021-14: Extending Order 2021-13 Through October 31, 2021 [August 27, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Order 2021-13: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021 [July 30, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Order 2021-10: Modifying Court Operations [June 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Order 2021-09: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts BuildingThrough June 30, 2021 [May 22, 2021] (pdf)
                              - Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until August 14,2020 [June 26, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Conducting Oral Arguments [May 18, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Continued Modifications to Court Operations [March 20, 2020] (pdf)
                              - Restricting Access to the National Courts Building [March 16, 2020] (pdf)

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