Announcements
November 2009 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL RULES
The proposed amendments conform the Local Rules to changes made in the computation of time periods by amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, incorporate General Orders and Standing Orders of the Court into the Local Rules where appropriate, and make a few minor revisions for operational efficiency. The proposed amendments will take effect on December 1, 2009. The comment period is now closed. The full text of the Notice with a Summary of Amendments and the Redline Version of the Amended Local Rules are located below.
September 2009 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE USDC-11-2009
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is seeking a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to purchase Desktop Video Conferencing Equipment. Vendor must provide pricing for each item separately, including shipping charges. The complete RFQ is located here.
September 2009 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE USDC-10-2009
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is seeking a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to purchase Video Conferencing Equipment. Vendor must provide pricing for each item separately, including shipping charges. The complete RFQ is located here.
September 2009 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE USDC-08-2009
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is seeking a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to purchase (12) Cooling Units for our wiring closets. Vendor must provide prices for delivery and start-up separately. Start-up shall include completing and submitting any warranty papers for each unit. The complete RFQ is located here.
September 2009 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE USDC-07-2009
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is seeking a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to furnish and install fiber optic cable in our Charleston and Huntington buildings. Vendor must provide innerduct, fiber, fiber ends, and all necessary materials and labor to complete work at each site. The work must be completed according to the NEC standards. All fibers must be tested after termination. Court staff may wish to be present during testing and/or request the results of each test. The complete RFQ is located here.
Upgrades to the CM/ECF system software will be installed beginning Friday, August 7, 2009, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM and again on Sunday, August 9, 2009, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. A brief overview of some of the enhancements is located here.
July 2009 - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
United States Probation Officer in Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, or Bluefield, WV. The complete job announcement is located here.
May 2009 - PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge, R. Clarke VanDervort, at Bluefield and Beckley, West Virginia, is due to expire on December 19, 2009. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
The duties of a magistrate judge in this court include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on referral from the judges of the district court; (4) trial and disposition of civil cases, upon consent of the litigants.
Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court and should be directed to:
Kimberly G. Mann, Esquire
Chairperson of the Merit Selection Panel
P. O. Box 1910
Beaver, WV 25301.
Comments must be received by June 22, 2009.
Revised Contract Court Interpreter Services Terms & Conditions and Rate & Information Sheet
The District Court Administration Division and the Procurement Management Division are seeking comments on an Exposure Draft for the revised Contract Court Interpreter Services Terms & Conditions and the revised Rate & Information Sheet. The purpose of these documents is to outline the procurement procedures to be used when contracting between a court and a contract court interpreter for services for defendants in court proceedings instituted by the United States. These documents were last updated in 2005. For additional information, please visit http://www.uscourts.gov/interpretprog/EDcomments.cfm.
February 2009 - NEW AND RESTYLED FORMS
Beginning two summers ago, the Administrative Office began a project to rewrite most of the civil and criminal forms in simple, modern English. The project was modeled on the recent restyling of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the earlier restyling of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Fillable forms available on our website are undergoing revisions in conjunction with this project. Please check back often for the most up-to-the-minute versions available.
