Local Civil Rules

I. Scope of the Rules

• Rule 1.1. Scope of the Rules
• Rule 1.2. Availability of the Local Rules
• Rule 1.3. Sanctions

II. Commencement of Action; Process; Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

• Rule 3.1. Civil Cover Sheet
• Rule 3.2. Patent Cases
• Rule 4.1. Service of Process
• Rule 5.1. Filing
• Rule 5.1.1. General Format of Papers Presented For Filing
• Rule 5.1.2. The Filing of Non-conforming Papers
• Rule 5.1.3. Filing Documents Under Seal
• Rule 5.2. Service
• Rule 5.3. Originals and Copies of Filed Documents
• Rule 5.4. Discovery Materials

III. Pleadings and Motions

• Rule 7.1.1. Statement Required to Be Filed With Non-dispositive Motions
• Rule 7.1.2. Motions
• Rule 7.1.3. Form and Contents of Briefs, Memoranda of Points and Authorities, and Appendices
• Rule 7.1.4. Oral Argument
• Rule 7.1.5. Reargument
• Rule 9.2. Request For Three-judge District Court
• Rule 9.4. Pleading Claim For Unliquidated Damages
• Rule 15.1. Form of a Motion to Amend and Its Supporting Documentation
• Rule 16.1. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference
• Rule 16.2. Exemptions From Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and 26(f)
• Rule 16.3. Pretrial Conference and Procedure
• Rule 16.4. Requests For Extensions of Deadlines

IV. Parties

• Rule 23.1. Designation of "class Action" In the Caption

V. Depositions and Discovery

• Rule 26.1. Form of Certain Discovery Papers
• Rule 26.2. Confidentiality
• Rule 30.1. Reasonable Notice For Taking Depositions
• Rule 30.2. Deposition Motions
• Rule 30.3. Who May Attend Deposition
• Rule 30.4. Procedures For Recording Depositions
• Rule 30.5. Original Deposition Transcripts
• Rule 30.6. Depositions Upon Oral Examination
• Rule 37.1. Discovery Motions to Include the Discovery At Issue

VI. Trials

• Rule 38.1. Notation of "jury Demand" On the Pleading
• Rule 40.1. Assignment of Cases; Duty Judge
• Rule 41.1. Dismissal For Failure to Prosecute
• Rule 43.1. Witnesses Conferring With Counsel During Testimony
• Rule 47.1. Voir Dire of Jurors
• Rule 47.2. Communications With Jurors
• Rule 48.1. Number of Jurors
• Rule 51.1. Instructions to the Jury and Special Verdicts and Interrogatories

VII. Judgments

• Rule 54.1. Taxation of Costs
• Rule 54.2. Jury Cost Assessment
• Rule 54.3. Award of Attorney's Fees

VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies

• Rule 58.1.1. Entry of Judgment By Confession and Execution Thereon
• Rule 58.1.2. Entry of Judgment By Confession In Open Court
• Rule 67.2. Moneys Deposited In the Custody of the Court
• Rule 67.3. Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 67
• Rule 68.1. Offers of Judgment Filed Only If Accepted
• Rule 69.1. Execution
• Rule 71A.1. Condemnation Cases

IX. United States Magistrate Judges

• Rule 72.1. Magistrate Judges; Pretrial Orders
• Rule 73.1. Magistrate Judges; Trial By Consent

X. District Courts and Clerks

• Rule 77.1. Hours of the Clerk's Office
• Rule 77.2. Orders and Judgments By the Clerk
• Rule 79.1. Custody and Return of Exhibits
• Rule 79.2. Custody of Files and Documents Not In Electronic Format
• Rule 80.1. Court Reporting Fees

XI. Miscellaneous Provisions

• Rule 81.1. Caption On Removed Cases
• Rule 81.2. Cases Transferred Or Removed to This Court
• Rule 83.2. Photographs and Broadcasting
• Rule 83.4. Security of the Court

XII. Attorneys

• Rule 83.5. Bar Admission
• Rule 83.6. Attorney Discipline
• Rule 83.7. Substitution and Withdrawal of Attorney

Form For Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice