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District of Maine

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

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Civil Rules (56)
1 Scope and Organization
3 Commencement of Action
4 Special Service of Process
5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
5.1 Notice of Constitutional Question
5.2 Filing Materials Under Seal
5.3 Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs)
7 Motions and Memoranda of Law
7.1 Disclosure Statement
9 Request for Three-Judge District Court
10 Form of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers
16.1 Case Management Tracks
16.2 Scheduling Order
16.3 Case Management Track Procedures
16.4 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
16.5 Final Pretrial Conference and Order
16.6 Cases Involving Recusal
16.7 Assignment of Remanded Cases
16.8 Bankruptcy
26 Discovery
30 Depositions
32 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
33 Interrogatories
34 Request for Production of Documents
36 Request for Admissions
38 Demand for Jury Trial
39 Courtroom Practice
41.1 Dismissal of Actions
41.2 Court Approval of Settlements on Behalf of Minors
47 Selection of Jurors
54.1 Security for Costs
54.2 Claim for Attorneys’ Fees
54.3 Bill of Costs
56 Motions for Summary Judgment
64 Attachment and Trustee Process
65.1 Bonds and Security
67 Deposit of Registry Funds in Interest-Bearing Accounts
72 Magistrate Judge Authority and Procedure
73 Consent for Magistrate Judges to Conduct All Proceedings
79 Retention of Records and Items
83.1 Attorneys: Admission
83.2 Attorneys: Appearances and Withdrawals
83.3 Attorneys: Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement
83.4 Judges: Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability
83.5 Law Clerks: Restrictions on Law Practice
83.6 Law Students: Appearance
83.7 Safety and Security
110 Trial Date
111 Plea Agreements
117 Final Pretrial Conference
123 Courtroom Practice
130 Requests for Jury Instructions
132 Sentencing
145 Time
147 Motions and Memoranda of Law
158 Petty Offenses
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (60)
Affidavit to Accompany Motion for Leave to Appeal In Forma Pauperis
Consent to MJ Nivison
Consent to MJ Wolf
Criminal Practice FAQs
District of Maine Jury Plan
Guidelines for Filing Bills of Costs
Instructions for Transcript Order Form for Electronically Recorded Proceedings
Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Form
Notice Re Third-Party Services and Access to Records in CM/ECF
Pro Hac Vice Certification
Pro Se Registration Form for Electronic Filing
Redaction Request
Request for Hearing Re Discovery Dispute Form
Rule 4(b) Homeowner Notice, Answer, and Request for Mediation Form
Transcript Order Form for Appeals
Transcript Order Form for Electronically Recorded Proceedings
Waiver of Preliminary Exam
JS 44JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet
JS-44Civil Cover Sheet JS-44
AO 86AAO 86A Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge in a Misdemeanor Case
AO 88AO 88 Subpoena to Appear and Testify at a Hearing or Trial in a Civil Action
AO 88AAO 88A Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition or to Produce Documents in a Civil Action
AO 88BAO 88B Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises
AO 89AO 89 Subpoena in a Criminal Case
AO 90AO 90 Deposition Subpoena in a Criminal Case
AO 91AO 91 Criminal Complaint
AO 93AO 93 Search and Seizure Warrant
AO 102AO 102 Application for a Tracking Warrant
AO 103AO 103 Order Requiring Assistance in Executing a Tracking Warrant (Under Seal)
AO 104AO 104 Tracking Warrant
AO 106AO 106 Application for a Search Warrant
AO 110AO 110 Subpoena to Testify Before a Grand Jury
AO 120AO 120 Report on Filing Patent/Trademark
AO 121AO 121 Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or Appeal Regarding a Copyright
AO 132AO 132 Exemplification Certificate
AO 133AO 133 Bill of Costs
AO133AO133 - Bill of Cost Form
AO 154AO 154 Substitution of Attorney
AO 240AO 240 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form)
AO 241AO 241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus)
AO 242AO 242 AO 242 Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
AO 243AO 243 Motion to Vacate/Set Aside Sentence
AO 390AO 390 Apostille (Convention de La Haye, 5 Octobre 1961)
AO 391AO 391 Apostille Specimen Signature Card
AO 392AO 392 Apostille Index Card
AO 393AO 393 Statement of Effect of Apostille Index Card
AO 398AO 398 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons
AO398AO398 - Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service
AO 399AO 399 Waiver of the Service of Summons
AO399AO399 - Waiver of Service of Summons
AO 435AO 435 Transcript Order
AO 436AO 436 CD/Tape Order
AO 440AO 440 Summons in a Civil Action
AO440AO440 – Summons
AO 441AO 441 Summons on Third-Party Complaint
AO 451AO 451 Clerk’s Certification of a Judgment to be Registered in Another District
AO 455AO 455 Waiver of an Indictment
AO 466AO 466 Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing (Violation of Probation or Supervised Release)
AO 466AAO 466A Waiver of Rule 5 & 5.1 Hearings (Complaint or Indictment)
AO 468AO 468 Waiver of a Preliminary Hearing
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D. Me. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.