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D. Guam — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

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Civil Rules (62)
1 Title; Scope
1.1 Title; Effective Date; Scope
2.1 Sanctions and Penalties for Noncompliance
3.1 Stipulations
3.2 Submission of Proposed Orders
4.1 Citation of Authority
5 Non-filing of Discovery Disclosures and Materials
5.1 Format and Filing
5.2 Privacy and Public Access to Case Files
6.1 Continuances
7 Motion Practice
7.1 Clerk of Court
8.1 Deposits in Court - Responsibility of the Clerk
9.1 Sessions of Court
10.1 Motion Day
11 Sanctions and Penalties for Noncompliance with the Rules
11.1 Fee Schedule
12 Notice to Pro Se Litigant re Rule 12 Motions
12.1 Correspondence and Communications with the Court
13.1 Court Library
14.1 Files; Custody and Withdrawal
15 Amended Pleadings
15.1 Pretrial and Trial Publicity
16-1 Pre-Trial Management and Scheduling Conference
16.1 Security of the Court
16-2 Alternative Dispute Resolution
17.1 Attorneys - Admission to the Bar of this Court - Duties
18.1 Practice in this Court; Dress Code
19.1 Appearances, Substitutions and Withdrawal of Attorneys
20.1 Persons Appearing Without an Attorney - In Propria Persona
21.1 Attorneys in Private Practice
22.1 Attorneys - Standard of Conduct and Disciplinary Enforcement
22.2 Suspension or Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Courts
22.3 Standards for Professional Conduct
22.4 Disciplinary Proceedings
22.5 Disbarment on Consent While Under Disciplinary Investigation or
22.6 Reinstatement
22.7 Attorneys Specially Admitted
22.8 Service of Papers and Other Notices
22.9 Appointment of Counsel
22.10 Periodic Assessment of Attorneys; Registration Statements
22.11 Payment of Fees and Costs
22.12 Duties of the Clerk
22.13 Jurisdiction
22.14 Confidentiality
23 Class Actions
26 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Regarding Discovery
33 Interrogatories to Parties
36 Requests for Admissions
37 Abuse of or Failure to Make Discovery: Sanctions
51 Jury Instructions
54 Judgment; Costs
56 Motion for Summary Judgment
58-1 Entry of Judgments and Orders
58-2 Settlement of Judgments and Orders by the Court
65 Application for a Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction
65.1 Bonds and Sureties
66 Receiverships
72 Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Orders
73 Magistrate Judge: Trial by Consent; Appeal
77 Clerk’s Authority
79 Custody and Disposition of Non-Electronically Submitted Exhibits and
Criminal Rules (23)
1 Title and Citation
2 Purpose and Construction
4 Summons
5 Initial Appearance
6 The Grand Jury
10 Arraignment
11 Felony Pleas Before Magistrate Judge
12 Pleadings and Pretrial Motions
16 Discovery and Inspection
23 Trials
24 Trial Jurors
30 Jury Instructions
31 Jury Verdict
32 Sentencing and Judgment
32.1 Revoking or Modifying Probation or Supervised Release
41 Search and Seizure
44 Right to and Appointment of Counsel
45 Computing and Extending Time
46 Release from Custody; Supervising Detention
49 Serving and Filing Papers
55 Records
58 Petty Offenses and Other Misdemeanors
59 Matters Before a Magistrate Judge
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (3)
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National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (5)
Court-wide (5)
General Order 26-0018
General Order 26-0019
General Order 26-0020
General Order 26-0021
General Order 26-0023
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D. Guam LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.