U.S. Middle District to amend local rules.(Notice)

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 83, Fed.R.Crim.P. 57, and 28 U.S.C. [section] 2071, notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the following Local Rules for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.

A copy of the affected rules with the additions and deletions displayed, followed by an engrossed version of the proposed rules may be obtained from the court's Web site at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. A copy may also be obtained without charge from the clerk's office in each division of the court. Comments on the proposed amendments must be received in writing by the Clerk of Court by May 31.

 
Rule      Description           Comment 
 No. 
 
1.04      Similar or            Clarifies the distinction between 
          Successive Cases;     transfer and consolidation of cases 
          Duty of Counsel       and confirms that the district judge 
                                who receives a transferred case or 
                                consolidates related cases may 
                                accomplish the assignment of the 
                                related case to the first-assigned …