Showing posts with label Court Rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Court Rules. Show all posts
Friday, February 10, 2017
Friday, October 14, 2016
US Federal Courts PACER Fees Litigation
US Federal Courthouse Las Cruces NM |
An article posted at qz.com (Quartz) discusses the court case regarding fees for the public use of the US Federal Courts PACER system. The article notes:
“the paywall that surrounds Pacer is facing what may be its most serious test since the service emerged 28 years ago. Judge Ellen Huvelle of the US district court in Washington DC is expected to decide in the coming days whether a lawsuit accusing the government of setting Pacer fees at unlawfully high rates can proceed.
The case, which is seeking class-action certification, is being led by three nonprofits: the National Veterans Legal Service Program, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Alliance for Justice. Each group says it has downloaded documents from Pacer and incurred charges alleged to exceed the cost of providing the records. All say the setup violates the E-Government Act of 2002, which authorizes the judiciary to “prescribe reasonable fees”—and which the plaintiffs argue should limit the government to charge users “only to the extent necessary” to make the information available.”The full article is worth reading because it provides some explanation of fee waivers and, the total amount of revenue generated that supports court automation that is not provided by Congress in budget appropriation. We would also point out that there are additional issues such as costs relating to data privacy, redaction, and management that are not addressed in the article.
Friday, August 19, 2016
This and That in Court Technology – August 2016
In this edition of "This and That" we share E-Courts conference updates, US Federal Courts updating their E-filing rules, IJIS Institute Mid-Year Update Meeting, the ABA Future of Legal Services report, information regarding the new Microsoft Two-Step Authentication app, and last a handy home improvement app I recently used.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Storage, SSD’s and the Future of Court Records
A recent article stated “SSD prices plummet again, close in on HDD”. Translated that means that solid state “flash” storage that runs much faster than traditional hard disk drives (HDD’s) is closing in on price parity. But what does this mean for court records? We discuss and speculate below.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
A Response to Texas Criminal E-Filing Mandate Concerns
I received a link to an article in Texas Lawyer from our friend, new PhD Bill Raftery at Gavel to Gavel regarding a public hearing held on April 5, 2016 at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals regarding mandatory criminal case E-filing. The article notes that the court has already made filing mandatory for their cases. But they heard additional concerns that I will comment on:
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Friday, August 7, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
USB Flash Drive Insecurity and Video Evidence
Recently there was a discussion among CITOC members regarding the increasing use of video from a variety of sources in courtrooms (including law enforcement patrol cars and body cameras). One solution suggested was to have this evidence delivered by USB Flash Drive for replay in the courtroom because the “Stick” could be left with the court for evidence. This may or may not be a good solution; we discuss below…
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Texas Modifies Mandatory E-Filing Rules
On June 24, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an amended order requiring electronic filing by attorneys in the appellate courts, district courts, statutory county courts, constitutional county courts and statutory probate courts.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Court Scheduling Reform Advocated
In an editorial following the recent and tragic shootings in Wilmington, Delaware on February 12, 2013, there was a call for reform of court scheduling.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Approves Statewide E-Filing Standards
By Illinois Supreme Court press release, October 24, 2012
Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced new statewide standards and new and amended Supreme Court rules that will allow all courts in Illinois to begin electronic filing of court documents in civil cases.
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