(a) Case Numbering. The Clerk must assign a number to each case. The
number must include the designation "CR" for criminal cases and "CV" for civil cases,
followed by the last two digits of the calendar year in which each case is filed; the
number of the case in the order filed during each calendar year, followed by the
designation of the division where filed, and ending with the initials of the Judge to whom
the case is assigned. If the case is assigned to a District Judge and referred to a
Magistrate Judge, the Magistrate Judge’s initials must be indicated in parentheses. Cases
must be designated according to divisional office, i.e., “PHX” for Phoenix cases, “PCT”
for Prescott cases, and “TUC” for Tucson cases.
CV-11-0001-PHX-JAT CR-11-8001-PCT-SRB
CV-11-0002-TUC-CRP CR-11-0002-PHX-FJM
CV-11-8003-PCT-ROS (MHB) CR-11-0003-TUC-RCC (BPV)
(b) Docketing Format. Each document which is separately filed by the Clerk
in a particular case shall be sequentially numbered by the Clerk on the first page of the
document and shall be docketed by that number.
