Judges Kimberly Moore, Sharon Prost and Richard Taranto on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recommended that the court's Judicial Council sanction Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases for another year. The three judges previously sanctioned Newman, 97, for one year for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into her fitness to continue serving on the bench (see 2309200024). With the end of the one-year ban looming, the judges asked Newman to show cause why she shouldn't be subject to a renewed sanction. Moore, Prost and Taranto said that Newman hasn't shown any evidence to undermine the vast record "raising serious concerns about Judge Newman’s cognitive state," and she hasn't cooperated with the investigation.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 9 unsealed a May 29 order compelling Judge Pauline Newman to show cause for why she shouldn't continue to be subject to a suspension from hearing new cases in light of her continued refusal to cooperate with her colleagues' investigation of her fitness to continue serving on the bench. The suspension is set to expire in September.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 9 dismissed the remaining claims U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman brought against three of her colleagues for their investigation into her fitness to continue serving on the bench (Hon. Pauline Newman v. Hon. Kimberly Moore, D.D.C. # 23-01334).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will sit at law schools and courthouses in the San Francisco area as part of its October session.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that it will "proceed as scheduled" amid "extensive street closures and traffic restrictions near the National Courts Building" the week of July 8. Access to the courthouse will be available from only H Street NW, the court said, encouraging counsel to budget additional travel time. Numerous Washington streets are seeing closures and/or restrictions this week due to the NATO Summit in the city.
A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end its temporary pause in approving liquefied natural gas (LNG) export applications.
The Court of International Trade earlier this month approved amendments to its Form 13, which is used to disclose corporate affiliations and financial interest. The changes will take effect Aug. 1, the court announced.
The pay.gov site will undero maintenance June 1 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, the Court of International Trade said. During this time, documents needing payment through pay.gov can't be filed on CM/ECF.
Court of International Trade Chief Judge Mark Barnett appointed Cassidy Levy's Thomas Beline to be chair of the court's advisory committee, the court announced May 14. The committee's 20 members are lawyers from DOJ and in private practice. The group studies the court's rules of practice and procedures, and recommends improvements.
The Clerk's Office and Circuit Library of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be unavailable for in-person public services and support May 14. The court said nonelectronic filings and materials can be deposited in the night drop box on H Street NW, located between Vermont Avenue and 15th Street NW, in Washington, D.C., though electronic filing will remain available.