All actions under 42 U.S.C. §1983, 28 U.S.C. §2241, or 28 U.S.C. §2254 filed in this
district by incarcerated persons shall be submitted on the court-approved forms supplied by the
Court unless a district judge or magistrate judge, upon finding that the complaint is understandable
and that it conforms with local rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in his or her
discretion, accepts for filing a complaint that is not submitted on the approved form.
Adopted and effective May 1, 1980
Revised and effective January 1-2, 1988
Revised and approved April 1, 1999
Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
