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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.
Mon, 03/16/2020
Limited Court Proceedings and Clerk's Office Operations due to COVID-19. Until April 26, 2020, the Clerk's Office will be open to the public for limited hours with reduced staffing on Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., except...
Wed, 02/05/2020
In observance of the Commonwealth Covenant Day, the United States District Court, District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands will be closed for regular business on...
Fri, 01/03/2020
BIENNIAL RENEWAL FEE OF $30 IS DUE ON FEBRUARY 15, 2020.
Local Rule 83.5(c) provides:
Effective 2018, any attorney, other than pro hac vice, admitted the District Court for the NMI, must pay a fee every two years in an amount1 set by the Court,...
Fri, 12/20/2019
In observance of the upcoming holidays, the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands will be closed for regular business on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 and will reopen on Thursday, December 26, 2019.
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Thu, 12/12/2019
Eyes widening, NMI Girl Scout Daisies Aycee Quitugua and Brianna Pangelinan pointed at the jury box in the U.S. District Court courtroom saying they wanted to go there as they jumped up and down.
It was the first time for most of the 43 NMI Girl...
Fri, 12/06/2019
Wed, 12/04/2019
Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Procedure, the Rules of Evidence, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, and the Rules...
Wed, 12/04/2019
The Judicial Conference doubled the quarterly fee waiver for users of the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (PACER) from $15 to $30. This will result in more than 75 percent of...
Sun, 10/20/2019
Due to the approach of Tropical Storm Bualoi which is projected to intensify and develop into a typhoon before hitting the Northern Mariana Islands, it is hereby ordered that the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands will be closed on ...
Tue, 10/08/2019
This is the second order regarding court closure due to Hagibis, which developed into a Super Typhoon on October 7, 2019. The eye of Super Typhoon Hagibis passed north of Saipan during the late night of October 7, 2019. Damaging tropical storm...