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Southern District of Mississippi

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

Civil Rules (33)
1 Scope And Purposes Of Rules
4 Civil Process
5 Original Filings And Removals
5.2 Protection Of Personal And Sensitive Information;
7 Motions And Other Papers
11 Signatures Required On Pleadings, Motions, And Other
15 Motions For Leave To Submit Amended And Supplemental
16 Pretrial Conferences
23 CLASS ACTIONS. In all civil actions filed as class actions, the class plaintiff
26 Discovery Control
30 Depositions
35 PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL EXAMINATION. Every motion for the
37 Discovery Violations
38 Demand For Jury
42 CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS. In civil actions consolidated under FED. R
45 Subpoena
48 COMMUNICATION WITH JURORS. Upon the return of a verdict by the jury
51 Requests For Jury Instructions
52 Orders And Judgments
54 Judgment; Costs
72 Magistrate Judges
73 Procedures Before A Magistrate Judge – Civil Consent
77 COURT ALWAYS OPEN. There are no terms of court in the United States
79 Sealing Of Court Records
81 Cases Exempted From These Rules
83.1 Attorneys: Admission And Conduct
83.2 ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES. The assignment of judges in civil cases will be in
83.3 Exhibits
83.4 Cameras And Electronic Devices
83.5 Mississippi Rules Of Professional Conduct
83.6 Bankruptcy
83.7 Alternative Dispute Resolution
83.8 Rico Cases
Criminal Rules (8)
10.1 Deadlines In Criminal Cases
17 Subpoenas
32 Disclosure Of Initial Sentence Recommendation
44.1 Attorneys: Admission And Conduct
47 Motions And Supporting Affidavits
49.1 Sealing Of Court Records
58 Assignment Of Misdemeanor Cases
60 Title
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (13)
CJA Plan
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Jury 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 (13)
Court-wide (12)
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Court Holidays
Eighth Revised Video Conferencing Plan REV 6-25-2026
Chief District Judge Sul Ozerden (1)
Order Setting Pretrial Conference - Southern Division — Chief District Judge Sul Ozerden
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“S.D. Miss. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.