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Local Rules

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Chapter 1 - Administration of Court Business

Rule 1.01 - Scope and Construction of Rules
Rule 1.02 - Divisions of the Court
Rule 1.03 - Docketing and Assignment of Cases
Rule 1.04 - Similar or Successive Cases; Duty of Counsel
Rule 1.05 - Form of Pleadings; General Requirements
Rule 1.06 - Form of Pleadings; Special Requirements
Rule 1.07 - Preparation, Service, and Return of Process; Service of Pleadings Subsequent to Original Complaint
Rule 1.08 - Integrity of Files and Records
Rule 1.09 - Filing under Seal

Chapter 2 - Attorneys

Rule 2.01 - General Admission to Practice
Rule 2.02 - Special Admission to Practice
Rule 2.03 - Appearance and Withdrawal
Rule 2.04 - Discipline
Rule 2.05 - Appearance by Law Students

Chapter 3 - Motions, Discovery, and Pretrial Proceedings

Rule 3.01 - Motions, Briefs, and Hearings
Rule 3.02 - Notice of Depositions
Rule 3.03 - Written Interrogatories; Filing of Discovery Material; Exchange of Discovery Request by Computer Disk
Rule 3.04 - Motions to Compel and for Protective Order
Rule 3.05 - Case Management
Rule 3.06 - Final Pretrial Procedures
Rule 3.07 - Marking and Listing Exhibits
Rule 3.08 - Notice of Settlements; Dismissal
Rule 3.09 - Continuances
Rule 3.10 - Failure to Prosecute; Dismissal

Chapter 4 - Special Rules

Rule 4.01 - Amendments of Pleadings
Rule 4.02 - Removal of Cases from State Court
Rule 4.03 - Time of Motion to Join Third Parties
Rule 4.04 - Class Actions
Rule 4.05 - Temporary Restraining Orders
Rule 4.06 - Preliminary Injunctions
Rule 4.07 - In Forma Pauperis Proceedings
Rule 4.08 - Service of Subpoenas on State and Federal Officers
Rule 4.09 - Marshal's Deeds
Rule 4.10 - Release of Information
Rule 4.11 - Photographs; Broadcasting or Televising; Use of Computers and Communication Devices
Rule 4.12 - Pre-Sentence Investigation Reports; Pre-Sentencing Procedures
Rule 4.13 - Court Plans
Rule 4.14 - Proceedings under 28 U.S.C. Sections 2254 and 2255
Rule 4.15 - Written Stipulations Required
Rule 4.16 - Management of Funds Held on Deposit with This Court
Rule 4.17 - Special Filing and Procedural Requirements Applicable to Habeas Corpus Capital Cases
Rule 4.18 - Applications for Costs or Attorney's Fees
Rule 4.19 - Provision of Pretrial Services

Chapter 5 - Trial & Courtroom Procedures

Rule 5.01 - Juries -- Selection; Instructions; Prohibition of Post-Trial Interviews
Rule 5.02 - Marshal to Attend Court
Rule 5.03 - Courtroom Decorum
Rule 5.04 - Disposition of Exhibits and Discovery Materials

Chapter 6 - United States Magistrate Judges

Rule 6.01 - Duties of United States Magistrate Judges
Rule 6.02 - Review of Magistrate Judges' Reports and Recommendations
Rule 6.03 - Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses
Rule 6.04 - Reserved
Rule 6.05 - Trial of Civil Cases

Chapter 7 - Admiralty & Maritime Rules

Rule 7.01 - General Provisions
Rule 7.02 - Attachment and Garnishment: Special Provisions
Rule 7.03 - Action in Rem
Rule 7.04 - Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions
Rule 7.05 - Actions in Rem and Quasi Rem: General Provisions
Rule 7.06 - Actions to Limit Liability
Rule 7.XX - Appendix of Forms Admiralty and Maritime Rules
Rule 7.XY - Advisory Notes to Admiralty and Maritime Rules

Chapter 8 - Court Annexed Arbitration

Rule 8.01 - Arbitration
Rule 8.02 - Cases for Arbitration
Rule 8.03 - Referral to Arbitration
Rule 8.04 - Arbitration Hearing
Rule 8.05 - Arbitration Award and Judgment
Rule 8.06 - Trial de Novo

Chapter 9 - Court Annexed Mediation

Rule 9.01 - General Provisions
Rule 9.02 - Certification, Qualification, and Compensation of Mediators
Rule 9.03 - Types of Cases Subject to Mediation; Withdrawal
Rule 9.04 - Procedures to Refer a Case or Claim to Mediation
Rule 9.05 - Scheduling the Mediation Conference
Rule 9.06 - Mediation Report; Notice of Settlement; Judgment
Rule 9.07 - Trial de Novo