United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filing

Disclose any covered third-party litigation funder in the record, including its identity and influence over litigation decisions.

“The disclosure must include: (A) the name and address of the Funder; (B) whether the Funder has a contingent interest in the outcome; (C) whether the Funder has any right to approve or influence litigation decisions, including settlement decisions; and (D) a brief description of the nature of the funding arrangement.”

Filing

File the third-party funding disclosure within 14 days of the first appearance, pleading, or motion, or the funding arrangement, whichever is earlier.

“within 14 days after filing its first appearance, pleading, or motion; or (B) within 14 days after entering into a Third-Party Litigation Funding arrangement, whichever is earlier.”

Motions

Reserve temporary restraining order requests in immigration habeas cases for imminent irreparable harm, such as imminent removal.

“should be reserved for matters where the petitioner alleges imminent, irreparable harm, such as imminent removal from the United States.”

Sealing

Serve sealed or restricted documents outside CM/ECF because electronic filing no longer serves them.

“service of those documents can no longer be accomplished through CM/ECF. Parties will have to serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”

Sealing

Continue filing sealed or restricted documents in CM/ECF, but expect no electronic access to them.

“Sealed or restricted documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures but will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means.”

Sealing

File and serve highly sensitive documents in paper form or on a secure device under the court’s special procedure.

“HSDs will be filed and served in paper form (or, if digital media, on a secure electronic device, such as a flash drive)”