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Important Court Information

NOTICE OF PENDING SETTLEMENT OF PACER LITIGATION
Pending Settlement of PACER Litigation (National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. v. United States, Case No. 1:16-CV-00745-ESH)
• If you are an NVLSP class member with questions or wish to inquire whether you are a class member, please direct your question to the claims administrator, KCC, via the website www.pacerfeesclassaction.com.
• If you are a member of the media, please direct your question to the Administrative Office’s Office of Public Affairs at media@ao.uscourts.gov.
• All other inquiries regarding the pending settlement should be directed to the following AO-staffed email address at NVLSP@ao.uscourts.gov.

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Welcome from Edward Takara, Clerk of Court.

On behalf of Chief Judge John Kolwe, I welcome you to the official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

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Court Locations

Alexandria

U. S. Courthouse
300 Jackson Street
Suite 116
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301

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Lafayette

John M. Shaw United States Courthouse
800 Lafayette Street
Suite 1200
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

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Lake Charles

Unmanned
U. S. Courthouse
611 Broad Street
2nd Floor
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601

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Monroe

Unmanned
U. S. Courthouse
201 Jackson Street
3rd Floor
Monroe, Louisiana 71201

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Shreveport

Tom Stagg United States Court House
300 Fannin Street
Suite 2201
Shreveport, Louisiana  71101

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OFFICE CLOSING
In observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday, the Clerk’s office will be closed Friday, Januar More »
PAY.GOV MAINTENANCE
Pay.gov and PACER Production servers will undergo maintenance this Saturday, January 7, 2023 begi More »
PAY.GOV MAINTENANCE
Update:  This maintenance has been moved to Saturday, November 19, 2023. More »

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