(A) Filing. Criminal cases shall be filed with the clerk in the division in which
venue lies (see Fed. R. Crim. P. 18). See also LR 3.1(A).
(B) Trial. A defendant in a criminal action will ordinarily be tried in the division
in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
(C) Proceedings in Other Divisions. When the arraignment, trial, sentencing, or
other proceedings in a criminal case are held in a division of the district other than
the division in which the indictment or information is or was pending, upon
completion of the proceedings, all papers and records therein shall be returned to
and shall appear on the records of the division in which the indictment or
information is or was pending as if such proceedings had been held in that division.
VI. TRIAL
