Northern District of Florida

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b), notice and opportunity for comment is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Rules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The public comment period is from August 3 to September 7, 2017. A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained from the court's website at http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed-revisions. Additional information is included in the full public notice, which is attached to this message.

Attached is the public notice concerning the reappointment of Roberta A. Colton to the Bankruptcy Judgeship position in the Middle District of Florida at Tampa to be vacated upon the intended retirement of Judge K. Rodney May on 17 December 2017.

A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained on and after April 5, 2017, from the court's website at http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed-revisions. A copy may also be obtained without charge from the Office of the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 56 Forsyth St., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Please see the full notice for more information.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida has revised its Local Rules. The revised rules are now in effect. The revised rules include significant changes from the prior rules. And the revised rules include changes from the draft that was circulated for public comment in May 2015. The full public notice, which includes a summary of the most significant changes is available here.