STIPULATIONS
(a) Form. Except stipulations entered into during the course of a deposition
and set forth in the transcript thereof, stipulations shall be:
(1) in writing, signed by all attorneys or pro se parties who have
appeared in the action and are affected by the stipulation, except as otherwise required
by Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A), and filed;
(2) made in open court and noted by the courtroom deputy clerk upon
the minutes or by the court reporter in the notes; or
(3) recited in a pretrial or other court order.
Stipulations not in conformity with these requirements will not be recognized unless
necessary to prevent manifest injustice.
(b) Order. Stipulations are not effective unless approved by the Court, except
as otherwise provided in these Rules or in the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, or
Appellate Procedure. A proposed order shall be submitted with a written stipulation and
may consist of an endorsement on the stipulation of the words, "IT IS SO ORDERED,"
with spaces designated for the date and signature of the Judge or Magistrate Judge. See
L.R. 137.
