Third Circuit amends local rules: new 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. deadline for filings (electronic and otherwise) will become effective on July 1, 2023.

The Third Circuit adopted amendments to its Local Appellate Rules (L.A.R.), creating a new L.A.R. 26.1 and modifying L.A.R. Misc. 113.3(c). The amended rules create a uniform 5:00 p.m. E.T. deadline for filings (electronic and otherwise) and will become effective on July 1, 2023.

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