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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, 01/30/2019
A new continuing resolution that was signed into law last Friday will fund the Judiciary's fiscal year 2019 operations through Feb. 15. Federal courts had sustained funded operations, since the partial shutdown began in December, using a multi-...
Wed, 01/23/2019
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) now estimates that federal courts can sustain funded operations through Jan. 31, 2019. The Judiciary continues to explore ways to conserve funds so it can sustain paid operations through Feb. 1. No...
Fri, 01/18/2019
During the partial shutdown of the federal government, which began Dec. 22, 2018, the Judiciary has continued to operate by using court fee balances and other "no-year" funds. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) now estimates that...
Fri, 01/18/2019
United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 500687 123 Kopa Di Oru Street, Garapan Saipan, MP  96950   Chambers of Ramona V. Manglona Chief Judge Chambers (670) 237-1230 Facsimile (670) 237-1231 January 18...
Tue, 01/08/2019
During the partial shutdown of the federal government, which began Dec. 22, 2018, the Judiciary has continued to operate by using court fee balances and other "no-year" funds. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has revised its original...
Tue, 01/01/2019
A civics contest organized by the federal courts of the western United States offers high school students a chance to win cash prizes. "The 4th AMENDMENT...
Sun, 12/23/2018
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on Dec. 22, 2018, the Judiciary remains open and can continue operations for approximately three weeks, through Jan. 11, 2019, by using court fee balances and other funds not dependent...
Mon, 12/17/2018
The U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands is soliciting comments on proposed revisions to its Local Bankruptcy Rules. These proposed rules are modeled after the local rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii and...
Tue, 12/04/2018
Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018. Under the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C...
Wed, 11/28/2018
This is the seventh and final general order addressing the court's operating hours in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yutu. Thankfully, public power has been restored to the courthouse. The court will resume  regular business hours on December 3,...

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