(a) SCOPE AND CONSTRUCTION.
These Rules govern all proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia. These Rules supplement the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure
and shall be construed in harmony therewith. Any reference to State within these Rules
shall include the District of Columbia.
(b) PUBLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
Any amendment to these Rules shall be published in The Daily Washington Law
Reporter before its adoption. The notice shall state that the proposed amendment will be
adopted unless modified or withdrawn after receiving comments from organized bar
associations, members of the bar and the public. Such comments shall be submitted in
writing within 45 days of publication to the Chair of the Advisory Committee on District
Court Rules. If the Court determines there is an immediate need for a particular local
rule or amendment to an existing local rule, it may proceed without public notice and
opportunity for comment, but the Court shall promptly thereafter afford such notice and
opportunity for comment.
