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Eastern District of Arkansas

E.D. Ark. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

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Civil Rules (35)
4.1 Service Of Process
4.2 Costs And Bonds
4.3 Bondsmen
5.1 Filing Of Documents By Electronic Means
5.4 TIME FOR FILING UNDER FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 5(d)
5.5 Pleadings And Filings
6.2 Extension Of Time To Plead
7.2 Motions
7.3 Communications With Court
7.4 Stipulations By Counsel
7.5 Continuances
9.1 Complaint Forms For Actions By Incarcerated Persons
16.1 Initial Scheduling Order
16.2 Exempt Actions
23.1 Class Actions
26.1 OUTLINE FOR FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) REPORT
26.2 OUTLINE FOR FED.R.CIV.P. 26(a)(3) PRETRIAL DISCLOSURE SHEET
33.1 Interrogatories And Requests
40.1 Assignment Of Actions And Proceedings
41.1 Notice Of Settlement
47.1 Conditions For Juror Contact
54.1 Attorney'S Fees
56.1 Summary Judgment Motion
58.2 Satisfaction Of Judgments
67.1 Deposit Of Registry Funds By The Clerk In Interest-Bearing Accounts
72.1 United States Magistrate Judges
77.1 Location And Office Hours Of Clerks' Offices, And Designation Of Filing Offices
79.1 Removal Of Files Or Withdrawal Of Papers And Exhibits
83.1 United States Bankruptcy Judges I. References
83.2 Photographing, Broadcasting, Televising, And Recording In Courtroom And Environs
83.3 Weapons In Courtrooms
83.4 Mandate Of An Appellate Court
83.6 In The United States District Court Eastern District Of Arkansas
83.7 Appointment Of Counsel
83.8 Communications By United States Attorney Regarding Persons Sentenced By This Court
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (21)
28 U.S.C. 2241 Petition
42 U.S.C. 1983 Complaint Form
Complaint Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Divisional Office Map
Federal Records Center Retrieval Form
Federal Records Center Retrieval Form
Guide For Filing
Motion for Appointment of Counsel
Notice of Appeal
Notice of Appearance
Notice of Waiver of Rights Under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act and Request for Return to Jurisdiction of Ori
Notice, Consent and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge (Mandatory Response)
Waiver and Consent to Teleconference for Arraignment
Waiver and Consent to Teleconference for Bond Hearing
Waiver and Consent to Teleconference for Sentencing
Waiver of Appearance and Entry of Plea of Not Guilty
AO 85AO 85 Notice, Consent and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge
AO 187AO 187 Exhibit and Witness List
AO-240AO-240 Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavi
AO-241AO-241 Section 2254 Petition
AO-243AO-243 Section 2255 Motion
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (10)
Court-wide (10)
Complete Copy of these General Orders
General Order 1 - Termination of Criminal Appeal
General Order 15 - Student Practice Rule
General Order 17 - Magistrates Authorized to Conduct Debtor Examinations
General Order 19 - Full-Time United States Magistrates Authorized to Act in Both the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas
General Order 20 - Forfeiture of Collateral Schedules
General Order 22 - Search and Seizure Warrants
General Order 29 - Filing of Civil Rights Cases Under Title VII (42 USC 2000e)
General Order 32 - Practice of Ex-Law Clerks
General Order 37 - Authorization for Pretrial Services to Conduct Urinalyses In Connection with Pretrial Services Investigations
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“E.D. Ark. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.