On August 12, 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, located in the Horiguchi Building, Beach Road, Garapan, Saipan, will reopen to the public and resume regular business hours, Monday through Friday (except federal holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Clerk's Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. until further notice.
The suspension of filing deadlines, pursuant to General Order 15-10, is lifted, effective Monday, August 17, 2015. The Court recognizes the severe disruption of personal and work lives caused by Typhoon Soudelor and will be inclined to grant requests to extend deadlines for a reasonable period.
Separate orders will issue in individual cases setting new hearing dates and filing deadlines that were continued or suspended during the period of the Court's closure.