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Civil Rules (66)
1.1 Scope of the Rules 1
1.2 Availability of the Local Rules 1
1.3 Sanctions 1
3.1 Civil Cover Sheet 2
3.2 Patent Cases 2
4.1 Service of Process 2
5.1 Filing 3
5.1.1 General Format of Papers Presented for Filing 3
5.1.2 The Filing of Nonconforming Papers 3
5.1.3 Filing Documents Under Seal 4
5.2 Service 4
5.3 Originals and Copies of Filed Documents 4
5.4 Discovery Materials 4
7.1.1 Statement Required to be Filed with Nondispositive Motions 5
7.1.2 Motions 5
7.1.3 Form and Contents of Briefs,
7.1.4 Oral Argument 8
7.1.5 Reargument 8
9.2 Request for Three-Judge District Court 9
9.4 Pleading Claim for Unliquidated Damages 9
15.1 Form of a Motion to Amend and Its Supporting Documentation 9
16.1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference 9
16.2 Exemptions from Fed.. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and 26(f) 10
16.3 Pretrial Conference and Procedure 11
16.4 Requests for Extensions of Deadlines 13
23.1 Designation of "Class Action" in the Caption 13
26.1 Form of Certain Discovery Papers 13
26.2 Confidentiality 13
30.1 Reasonable Notice for Taking Depositions 14
30.2 Deposition Motions 14
30.3 Who May Attend Deposition 14
30.4 Procedures for Recording Depositions 14
30.5 Original Deposition Transcripts 15
30.6 Depositions Upon Oral Examination 15
37.1 Discovery Motions to Include the Discovery at Issue 15
38.1 Notation of "Jury Demand" on the Pleading 16
40.1 Assignment of Cases; Duty Judge 16
41.1 Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute 16
43.1 Witnesses Conferring with Counsel During Testimony 16
47.1 Voir Dire of Jurors 17
47.2 Communication with Jurors 17
48.1 Number of Jurors 17
51.1 Instructions to the Jury and Special Verdicts and Interrogatories 17
54.1 Taxation of Costs 18
54.2 Jury Cost Assessment 20
54.3 Award of Attorneys’ Fees 20
58.1.1 Entry of Judgment by Confession and Execution Thereon 21
58.1.2 Entry of Judgment by Confession in Open Court 24
67.2 Moneys Deposited in the Custody of the Court 25
67.3 Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 67 26
68.1 Offers of Judgment Filed Only if Accepted 26
69.1 Execution 26
72.1 Magistrate Judges; Pretrial Orders 26
73.1 Magistrate Judges; Trial by Consent 28
77.1 Hours of the Clerk's Office 29
77.2 Orders and Judgments by the Clerk 29
79.1 Custody and Return of Exhibits 29
79.2 Custody of Files and Documents not in Electronic Format 30
80.1 Court Reporting Fees 30
81.1 Caption on Removed Cases 30
81.2 Cases Transferred or Removed to this Court 30
83.2 Photographs and Broadcasting 31
83.4 Security of the Court 31
83.5 Bar Admission 31
83.6 Attorney Discipline 32
83.7 Substitution and Withdrawal of Attorney 39
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (133)
Court-wide (63)
Amended Local Rule 8 of the Time Limits and Procedures for Achieving Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases
Amended Standing Order of Reference - Title 11
Appointment and Utilization of Special Masters in Complex Civil Cases
Appointment of Merit Selection Panel
Appointment of Merit Selection Panel for Selection of a Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge
Business Hours of the Clerk's Office
Courtesy Copies of Initial Pleadings
Designation of Records in Bankruptcy Appeals
Disposition of Sealed Documents in Closed Civil Cases
E-Service in Habeas Corpus Cases
Filing of State Court Records in Habeas Corpus Cases Under the Exigent Circumstances Created By Covid-19
IN RE: Amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m)
In Re: E-Notification in Social Security In Forma Pauperis Proceedings
In Re: E-Service in Pro Se Complaints against the Delaware Department of Correction
IN RE: John G. Selvaggi, Appointment as Chief Probation Officer
IN RE: Johnson v. United States, U.S., 135 S.Ct. 2551 (June 26, 2015)
IN RE: Motions Seeking Collateral Relief on the Basis of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015)
IN RE: Motions Seeking Collateral Relief on the Basis of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015)
In Re: Petitions for Retroactive Application of November 1, 2007 Amendment to Crack Cocaine Offense Level Guidelines
In Re: Pilot Program for E-Notification in Social Security In Forma Pauperis Proceedings
In Re: Pilot Program in Pro Se Complaints Against the Delaware Department of Corrections
In Re: Procedures to Govern the Appointment and Utilization of Special Masters in Complex Civil Cases
In the Matter of the Lawyer Advisory Committee
In the Matter of the Lawyer Advisory Committee
In the matter of U.S. Marshals Service Court Security Officers Personal Firearms Protocol
Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
Magistrate Judge's Standing Order for ADR Mediation
Mediation Of Appeals From The U.S. Bankruptcy Court For This District - Addition to Panel 10/22/04
Mediation Of Appeals From The U.S. Bankruptcy Court For This District - Initial Panel Members
Order Appointing Merit Selection Panel
Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
Order Regarding the Court Registry Investment System Minor's Fund
Panel - Appointment of Special Masters to hear Discovery Disputes in Intellectual Property Cases (VACATED ON 6/8/2011)
Panel Addition - Appointment of Special Master to hear Discovery Disputes in Intellectual Property Cases
Petitions for Retroactive Cocaine Base Sentence Reduction under U.S.S.G § 1B1.10, Amendment 750, Effective November 1, 2011
Petitions for Retroactive Controlled Substance Sentence Reductions
Pilot Program for E-Filing Documents in the District of Delaware by Inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Possession by Attorneys of Cell Phones, other PDA Devices, and Laptop Computers
Procedures - Appointment of Special Masters to hear Discovery Disputes in Intellectual Property Cases (VACATED ON 6/8/2011)
Procedures To Govern Mediation Of Appeals From The U.S. Bankruptcy Court For This District
Procedures to Govern Mediation of Appeals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for this District - 09/11/2012
Procedures to Govern the Appointing of Special Masters to Hear Discovery Disputes in Intellectual Property Cases
Procedures to Govern the Appointment and Utilization of Special Masters in Complex Civil Cases
Procedures to Govern the Appointment of and Utilization of Special Masters in Complex Civil Cases
Reappointment of Mary Pat Thynge as Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
Revised Federal Civil Panel Order
Revised Standing Order for District Court Fund
Revision to Electronic Case Filing Policies and Procedures
Standing Order Criminal Cases
Standing Order for Objections Filed Under FED. R. CIV. P. 72
Standing Order for Objections Filed Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72
Standing Order in Non-Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 (see revised order of 10/09/2013)
Standing Order in Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 (see revised order of 10/09/2013)
Standing Order Regarding Courtesy Copies 5-10-2022
Standing Order Regarding E-Notifications in Social Security In Forma Pauperis Proceedings
Standing Order: In re: Special Court-Imposed Search Conditions
The Appointment of Christopher J. Burke as Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
The Appointment of Leonard P. Stark as Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
The Appointment of Sherry R. Fallon as Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
The Reappointment of Christopher J. Burke as Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
The Reappointment Of Mary Pat Thynge As Full Time United States Magistrate Judge
Utilization of Magistrate Judges - Amended
Utilization of United States Magistrate Judges
Chief Judge Colm F Connolly (5)
Rule 16 Scheduling Order for Non-Patent Cases – Revised May 1, 2026 — Chief Judge Colm F Connolly
Scheduling Order for Non-Hatch-Waxman Patent Cases in Which Infringement is Alleged – Revised April 18, 2022 — Chief Judge Colm F Connolly
Scheduling Order for Non-Hatch-Waxman Patent Cases in Which Only Invalidity is Alleged – Revised April 18, 2022 — Chief Judge Colm F Connolly
Standing Order for Summary Judgment Practice in Patent Cases — Chief Judge Colm F Connolly
Standing Order Regarding Pro Hac Vice Motions — Chief Judge Colm F Connolly
District Judge Gregory B Williams (8)
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non-Patent - Bench Trial.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non-Patent - Jury Trial.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent ANDA Bench Trial.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent NON-ANDA Jury Trial.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Sample Civil - Patent Voir Dire.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Sample Civil Non-Patent Voir Dire.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Sample Criminal Jury Trial Voir Dire.pdf — District Judge Gregory B Williams
Trial Procedures — District Judge Gregory B Williams
District Judge Jennifer L Hall (3)
Motion for Teleconference to Resolve Discovery Protective Order Disputes — District Judge Jennifer L Hall
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non-Patent - No ADR — District Judge Jennifer L Hall
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent — District Judge Jennifer L Hall
District Judge Maryellen Noreika (12)
In Re: Standing Order Regarding Courtesy Copies of Sealed Filings in CIVIL Matters — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Patent Scheduling Order - ANDA (Revised 4/5/2021) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Patent Scheduling Order - Non-ANDA (Revised 4/5/2021) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Preferences and Procedures Civil Cases (Revised 9/9/2019) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Sample Joint Claim Chart — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Sample Voir Dire — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Scheduling Order - Non-Patent Bench Trial (Revised 4/5/2021) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Scheduling Order - Non-Patent Jury Trial (Revised 4/5/2021) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Standing Order Regarding January 2019 Scheduling Orders — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Standing Order Regarding Joint Claim Charts — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Standing Order Regarding Pretrial Order form and Time to File Jury Instructions, Voir Dire, and Verdict Sheets — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
Standing Order Regarding Responses and Replies to Motions in Criminal Cases (revised 5/22/2025) — District Judge Maryellen Noreika
District Judge Richard G Andrews (8)
Jury Verdict - Non-Patent (Rev. 7/13) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Model Criminal Voir Dire (Rev. 5/13) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non-Patent (Rev. 4/12) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent (Rev. 2/6/23) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Sample Voir Dire - Non-Patent (Rev. 5/13) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Sample Voir Dire - Patent (Rev. 5/13) — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Standing Order Regarding Briefing in All Cases — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Standing Order Regarding Responses to Defense Motions in Criminal Cases — District Judge Richard G Andrews
Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke (15)
Discovery Matters - Joint Motion to Resolve Protective Order Dispute - Revised 01/13 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Discovery Matters - Motion to Resolve Discovery Dispute - Revised 01/13 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Form Letter Regarding Mediation Referral Request - Revised 03/12 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Guidelines for Discovery Disputes — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Order Governing Mediation Conferences - Statements - Revised 09/25 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Proposed Final Non-Patent Pretrial Order - Revised 06/14 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Proposed Final Patent Pretrial Order - Revised 04/14 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non Patent - Revised 03/22 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent - Revised 03/2025 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Standing Order for ADR Mediation - Revised 01/16 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Standing Order in Non-Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Standing Order in Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Standing Order Regarding Courtesy Copies — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Standing Order Regarding Courtroom Opportunities for Newer Attorneys — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
U.S. Magistrate Judge Consent Forms - Revised 01/09 — Magistrate Judge Christopher J Burke
Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson (5)
Motion for Teleconference to Resolve Discovery / Protective Order Disputes — Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - ANDA — Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Non-Patent Jury Trial — Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson
Rule 16 Scheduling Order - Patent Jury Trial — Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson
Sample Joint Claim Construction Chart — Magistrate Judge Eleanor G Tennyson
Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon (14)
Discovery Matters - Motion to Resolve Discovery Dispute - Revised 10/10/19 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Discovery Matters – Procedures – Revised 7/24/2023 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Form Letter Regarding Mediation Referral Request — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Order Governing Mediation Conferences - Statements — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Order Governing Patent Mediation Conferences - Statements — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Proposed Final Pretrial Order - Revised 10/13 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Rule 16 Scheduling Order – Asbestos – Revised 11/07/22 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Rule 16 Scheduling Order – Non-Patent – Revised 02/15/23 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Rule 16 Scheduling Order – Patent – Revised 02/15/23 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Standing Order for ADR Mediation - Revised 1/22/16 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Standing Order in Non-Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Standing Order in Pro Se Matters for Objections filed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
U.S. Magistrate Judge Consent Form - Dispositive Motions — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
U.S. Magistrate Judge Consent Forms - Revised 1/09 — Magistrate Judge Sherry R Fallon
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D. Del. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.