of the parties to promptly file a Notice of Related Cases whenever a criminal
case previously filed and one or more informations or indictments later filed:
(a) arise out of the same conspiracy, common scheme, transaction,
series of transactions or events; or
(b) involve one or more defendants in common, and would entail
substantial duplication of labor in pretrial, trial or sentencing
proceedings if heard by different judges.
The Notice must be filed and served in each later-filed case, must identify
the previously filed case(s), and must set forth the reasons why counsel
believes the cases are related. Whenever practicable, the United States
Attorney shall file the Notice with the indictment or information and serve it
on defense counsel promptly after defense counsel’s identity has been
ascertained.
