Preface

• Author: Pamela Everett Nollkamper
• Pages: 19-20

PREFACE

If you have experienced the frustration of having documents returned by the court for noncompliance with local

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at hand. Legal Secretary Federal Litigation was designed to meet your needs.

Legal Secretary Federal Litigation provides fast access to names and telephone numbers of judges, clerks

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

addition, we have expanded the procedures for the district courts, appellate courts, the Supreme Court, and special

courts. The book is separated into eight chapters, as follows:

• Chapter One: Overview of the Federal Court System

• Chapter Two: Federal Litigation Procedure

• Chapter Three: District Court Directory and Filing Requirements

• Chapter Four: Appellate Court Procedure

• Chapter Five: Appellate Court Directory and Filing Instructions

• Chapter Six: Supreme Court Directory and Procedures

• Chapter Seven: Special Courts Directory and Procedures

• Chapter Eight: Directory of Federal Agencies

Consistent with the technological information age, the courts are expanding their services by availing them-

selves to technology. Advances in technology are being implemented in the courts, which gives us faster and better

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some courts post videos of civil courtroom proceedings online.

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branches of the Federal Government. The information on FDsys is current and updated daily. Learn more about

FDsys at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsysinfo/aboutfdsys.htm. In addition to FDsys, opinions can be accessed free of

charge from PACER. Some courts also post opinions on their court websites.

If you have a suggestion, or if a change has occurred since the publication of this revision, we would appre-

ciate hearing from you.

Pamela Everett Nollkamper