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Civil Rules (39)

5 Service; Electronic Delivery Of Documents; Sealed Documents; In Camera Documents

5A Electronic Filing And Electronic Access To Case Files

7 Motions And Other Requests For Court Action

7.1 Disclosure Statement

10 Form Of Documents Filed With The Court; Citations To Statutes; Personal Identifiers

11 Signing Of Filings

14 Motions To Bring In Third Party

15 Motions To Amend Pleadings

16 Scheduling Order And Discovery Plan

16A Final Pretrial Conference

23 Class And Representative Actions; Derivative Actions; Actions Relating To Unincorporated Associations

26 Pretrial Discovery And Disclosures

33 Form Of Interrogatories And Requests For Admissions

37 Discovery Disputes – Motions To Compel

41 Dismissals Of Actions

43 Interpreters

47 Contact With Jurors

48 Civil Juries

51 Jury Instructions And Deliberations

54 Taxation And Payment Of Costs

54A Attorney Fees

56 Summary Judgment

65 Preliminary Injunctions And Temporary Restraining Orders

67 Deposit Of Funds With Court

72 United States Magistrate Judges

72A Appeals From Rulings Of United States Magistrate Judges In Civil Cases

72B Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr)

73 Conduct Of Trials And Disposition Of Civil Cases By

77 Headquarters Of District And Official Station Of Clerk Of Court

79 Official Court Record, Docketing And Transcripts

81 Removed Actions

83A Judicial Conduct And Disability

83B Settlement Deadline

83C Possession And Use Of Cameras, Recording Devices, Radio, Television, Photography, Communication Devices, Computers, And Courthouse Security

83D Opening Statements And Closing Arguments

83F Availability Of Electronic Recordings

8001 Bankruptcy Appeals

Criminal Rules (22)

1 General Provisions; Scope

5 Appeal And Reconsideration Of Release And Detention Orders

6 (b), relating to the filing under seal of indictments containing personal data identifiers)

6A Contact With Grand Jurors

10 Written Arraignment, Plea, And Waiver Of Personal Appearance Form

11 Plea Hearings

12 Motion, Notice, And Request Deadlines

17 Subpoenas And Writs

24 Jury Selection In Multi-Defendant Cases

28 Interpreters

32 Sentencing Hearings; Disclosure Of Confidential Records Maintained By The United States Probation Office

41 Search Warrants

47 Resistances To Motions

55 Criminal Case Files And Docketing

57 Release Of Information By Lawyers In Criminal Cases

57A Release Of Information By Courthouse Personnel In Criminal Cases

58 Schedule Of Fines

59 Appeals From Rulings Of United States Magistrate Judges In Criminal Cases

Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures

Electronic Case Filing Procedures

District Forms (8)

Corporate Disclosure Statement

Final Pretrial Conference Form

Interpleader - Motion for Deposit IA

Interpleader - Motion for Disbursement IA

Notice of Appeal

Notice of Appeal Supplement

Proposed Scheduling Order and Discovery Plan

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 (9)

Court-wide (9)

24-AO-5-P Submission of Exhibits to Court

24-AO-6-P Clerk's Retirement Open House November 22, 2024

25-AO-1-P Refilling Master Jury Wheel

25-AO-2-P Required Notice of Hearings on Petitions to Revoke Probation or Supervised Release

25-AO-5-P Access and Management of Sealed Documents

25-AO-6-P Plan for Lapse in Appropriations

25-AO-7-P Courthouse Security

25-AO-8-P Prohibited Items in Courthouse

26-AO-2-P Jury Selection Plan

Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“S.D. Iowa LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.