DOCKET NUMBERS
(Amended December 22, 2017)
(a) Complaint, Notice of Removal
Upon the filing of a civil complaint (other than a grievance complaint governed by Local Rule
83.2(c)) or notice of removal, a case will be assigned a docket number, consisting of the
following:
1. the prefix 3;
2. the last two digits of the year of filing;
3. a designation of “CV” for civil cases and “CR” for criminal cases;
4. the number of the case (with the first case of each calendar year designated as
00001); and
5. the initials of the Judge to whom the case has been assigned.
(b) Motion to Compel, to Quash, or for Protective Order
Upon the filing of a motion to compel, to quash, or for protective order under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 45 with respect to an action pending in another district, the matter will be assigned a docket
number in accordance with the procedure in Local Rule 79(a), but using the designation “MC” in
lieu of “CV.”
(c) The Clerk of the District Court may develop and use other case designations as may be
required or appropriate.
RULE 80
COURT REPORTERS
(Amended December 22, 2017)
(a) Reporter's Fees
An official Court reporter shall be entitled to compensation for transcript at rates which are
fixed from time to time by the Judicial Conference of the United States. Said rates shall be
entered in an Order of the Court and shall be posted on the Court’s website and available in the
Clerk's Office, along with any other Auxiliary Orders which are adopted pursuant to Local Civil
Rule 83.12.
RULE 81
NATURALIZATION SESSIONS OF THE COURT
(Amended December 22, 2017)
The petitions of persons to become citizens of the United States shall be heard from time to
time at the various seats of Court, as the Chief Judge shall direct.
