(a) Qualifications of Sureties.
(1) Every bond furnished in connection with a civil proceeding in this Court must have as
surety either (1) a cash deposit equal to the amount of the bond, (2) an obligation of the
United States Government, or (3) a corporation authorized by the Secretary of the U. S.
Treasury to act as surety on official bonds, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 9303-9309, except
that a bond for costs may instead have as surety an individual resident of the District
who satisfies the Court that the individual owns real or personal property within the
District sufficient to justify the full amount of the suretyship.
(2) Only by stipulation of the parties or by order of the Court may some other form of surety
be permitted.
(b) Court Officers Not to Be Sureties. No clerk, marshal, member of the bar, or other officer of
this Court will be accepted as surety on any bond or undertaking in any action or proceeding
in this Court.
