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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, 2024-03-25

The Clerk’s office in the Texarkana division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas will be closed on Friday, April 5, 2024 and Monday, April 8, 2024.  All calls and electronic correspondence will be routed to other...

Wed, 2024-02-28

Arkansas Western District’s CM/ECF server will be down Saturday 3/2/2024 @ 5:00am till Monday 3/4/2024 @ 8:00am for maintenance. 

Thu, 2024-02-15

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of the national President’s Day holiday.  All offices will reopen on Tuesday, February 20th.

Thu, 2024-01-04

Hearings for National Park citations, park ranger tickets, and other Central Violations Bureau (CVB) cases in Hot Springs, Arkansas, are postponed until March 12, 2024 to allow for systems maintenance and upgrades to the Court’s IT servers.  The...

Thu, 2024-01-04

The Western District of Arkansas will be closed on Monday, January 15th, 2024, in observance of the national Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

Fri, 2023-12-01

 

The Judicial Conference of the United States approved inflationary adjustments to the fee schedule effective December 1, 2023.

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Fri, 2023-10-06

Juror Scams

WARNING: Bogus Phone Calls, Emails on Jury Service May Lead to Fraud

In various parts of the United States, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply...

Wed, 2022-12-14

Court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tue, 2022-11-29

On December 1, 2022, amendments to the following federal rules will become effective:

 

  • Appellate Rules 25 and 42.
  • Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3002, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3017.2 (new),...
Fri, 2022-10-21

Pursuant to the authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 631, et seq., and the regulations promulgated by
the Judicial Conference of the United States under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 63 l(b)(S), it is hereby
ORDERED that Mark E. Ford be...

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