Jackson Kelly Member, Grace Hurney, has been appointed to the Local Rules of Civil Procedure Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
According to the press release from the Southern District, the Local Rules of Procedure for the Southern District of West Virginia were last amended on June 8, 2017. In the intervening period, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure have undergone revision, and the Court has observed that certain operational practices have also evolved. These developments necessitate a comprehensive review and evaluation of the existing Local Rules to ensure continued alignment with federal procedural requirements and current practice standards, while also striving to express such rules in plain, accessible language for the benefit of all court users.
Grace has been with Jackson Kelly since 2017 and is a Member in the Firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation groups, focusing on employment litigation and traditional labor relations matters. She practices out of the Firm’s office in Charleston, West Virginia.
Read the full release here: https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/sites/wvsd/files/general-ordes/Local-Rules-Advisory-Committees.pdf
