by David Deitch | Apr 22, 2020 | Rocket Docket
In our last installment, we discussed the general orders issued by the court that further continued in-person hearings and deadlines in civil cases. On April 20, 2020, the Clerk of the Court in the Eastern District of Virginia sent out an email announcing a new...
by David Deitch | Apr 13, 2020 | Rocket Docket
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has continued to issue General Orders adjusting its practice rules to accommodate the competing interests of public health safety and the Constitutional rights and other...
by David Deitch | Mar 25, 2020 | Rocket Docket
While the nation (and the world) struggle with the spread of the novel coronavirus, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has put a number of changes in place that mirror those occurring in other federal and state courts. A summary of the...
by David Deitch | Feb 19, 2020 | Rocket Docket
In our inaugural posting, we talked about the metrics that support the association of the “Rocket Docket” monicker with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. There is an important procedural feature of the Rocket Docket that lets it continue to...
by David Deitch | Jan 17, 2020 | Rocket Docket
This is the inaugural entry of Berenzweig Leonard’s newest blog, named “Riding the Rocket Docket”— intended to focus on the Alexandria Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, frequently referred to as “the Rocket Docket.” In 2019,...
