All visitors to the courthouses in the Middle District of Georgia will be screened for security purposes. Brief cases, purses, packages, and the like will be x-rayed; no weapons of any kind, cameras, or recording devices are allowed in the courthouses.
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The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division, is accepting applications for a full-time, permanent Case Administrator.
Malicious Emails Targeting CM/ECF Users: The court has received reports of malicious emails being sent to CM/ECF users that purports to be from federal courts. The email attempts to spoof a Notice of Electronic Filing and includes either malicious attachments or links for recipients to click. These emails are not legitimate. Please see this attachment for an example of this malicious email. 
Malicious Email Example
The U.S. Marshals and the FBI are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. They are urging people to report the calls their local FBI office (https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us), and file a consumer complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, which has the ability to detect patterns of fraud from the information collected and share that data with law enforcement.
During these calls, scammers attempt to collect a fine in lieu of arrest for failing to report for jury duty or other offenses. They then tell victims they can avoid arrest by purchasing a prepaid debit card such as a Green Dot card or gift card and read the card number over the phone to satisfy the fine.
Scammers use many tactics to sound credible. They sometimes provide information like badge numbers, names of actual law enforcement officials and federal judges, and courthouse addresses. They may also spoof their phone numbers to appear on caller ID as if they are calling from the court or a government agency.
Things to remember:
- U.S. Marshals will never ask for credit/debit card/gift card numbers, wire transfers, or bank routing numbers for any purpose.
- Don’t divulge personal or financial information to unknown callers.
- Report scam phone calls to your local FBI office and to the FTC.
- You can remain anonymous when you report.
- Authenticate the call by calling the clerk of the court’s office of the U.S. District Court in your area and verify the court order given by the caller.
If you believe you were a victim of such a scam, you are encouraged to report the incident to your local FBI office and to the FTC.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
Standing Order 2017-02 is effective November 1, 2017. This standing Order is a revision of Standing Order 2017-01 regarding conditions of post-conviction supervision and instructions regarding criminal financial obligations. Standing Order 2017-02 adds Condition # 4 of the Mandatory Conditions of Supervised Release regarding convictions requiring mandatory restitution.