Month: March 2020

E-Filing: Ready, Set, Send

The Maine Bar Journal Volume 35 features an article by Professor Nancy A. Wanderer describing the challenges and opportunities for lawyers in the time of e-filing. Here are some of the Professor’s thoughts:

I understand the anxiety Maine lawyers may be experiencing as they contemplate the change to e-filing. I also appreciate their tendency to push aside any concerns they may be feeling, when they shrug and say “they don’t expect much change for lawyers” who have been using PACER in the federal courts for years. Laura’s Maine Bar Journal article, called “E-Filing: It’s a Big Deal,” was her clarion call, warning Maine lawyers that they need to be ready for this change and participate in decisions about how that change will be implemented.

Nancy A. Wanderer, E-filing: Ready, Set, Send, page 35, Maine Bar Journal, Vol 35 No. 1 (Winter 2020)

See the full text of this informative article at pages 35-38 of the Journal:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.mainebar.org/resource/resmgr/barjournals/2020_Winter_Final.pdf

For more information about this evolving situation–consult the court system website at www.courts.maine.gov

DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR AMICI BRIEFS: May 18, 2020

The Supreme Court has extended declines for filing Amici Briefs related to the availability of nonparty medical records in a civil case by 49 days to May 18, 2020

See previous post of March 3 for more details

Deadline March 30, 2020

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, invites briefs of amici curiae in the appeal of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hospital, Law Court docket number Cum-18-445, on the issue of whether medical records of nonparties are discoverable in a civil action if the records are redacted to remove the information that is understood to identify patients.

The briefs filed by Kennelly, Mid Coast Hospital, and amici curiae Maine Hospital Association and Maine Medical Association; the appendix; and the audio recording of the oral argument held on March 5, 2019, are available at the link below.

https://www.courts.maine.gov/maine_courts/supreme/amicus_invites/kennelly/index.html