Effective Date

The Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,1 adopted May 22, 1995 and effective July 1, 1995, and amended January 21, 1997, March 3, 1997, August 3, 1998, October 24, 2003, June 2, 2004, February 15, 2005, April 2, 2007, December 1, 2009, September 5, 2013, and June 15, 2017, are hereby amended with an effective date of May 8, 2023. A court’s authority to prescribe local rules is governed by both statute and the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure. These Local Rules shall be construed in a way consistent with both Acts of Congress and the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071(a)- (b); Fed. R. App. P. 47; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9029; Fed. R. Civ. P. 83; Fed. R. Crim. P. 57.