(a) Motions and Supporting Affidavits. Unless otherwise directed by the court, motions
must comply with the form requirements set forth in Local Civil Rules 7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.9, 10.1,
and 11.1. Any response to a motion, including opposing affidavits, memoranda, and
supporting documents as are then available, must be filed within the delay set by the court.
(b) Motions to Suppress. Motions to suppress pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(b) must be filed
within the delay set by the court. The motion must be supported by a memorandum citing
the most relevant Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority. Evidentiary hearings will not
be granted on bare-bones motions to suppress.
(c) Format of Caption in Multi-Defendant Criminal Cases. For multi-defendant criminal
cases, the number of the defendant(s) to whom any filing applies, must be included to the
right of the case numbers contained in the caption. The caption on the left must include only
the names of the defendant(s) to whom the filing pertains.
LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE 53 -
REGULATION OF CONDUCT IN THE COURTROOM
