(a) Any party may apply for an order requiring an adverse party to show cause why a preliminary
injunction should not issue, upon the filing of a verified complaint or verified counterclaim or by affidavit or
other document complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746 during the pendency of the action. No order to show cause to
bring on a matter for hearing will be granted except on a clear and specific showing by affidavit, other
document complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746 or verified pleading of good and sufficient reasons why a
procedure other than by notice of motion is necessary. An order to show cause which is issued at the beginning
of the action may not, however, serve as a substitute for a summons which shall issue in accordance with Fed.
R. Civ. P. 4. The order to show cause may include temporary restraints only under the conditions set forth in
Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b).
(b) Applications for orders to show cause, and for consent and ex parte orders, shall be filed with the
Clerk, who shall promptly deliver each application to the District Judge to whom the case has been assigned.
(c) The order shall provide for service upon the opposing party of the order together with all
supporting papers, as specified by the Court.
(d) All applications for provisional remedies or a writ of habeas corpus or any other emergency
relief may be made at any time to the District Judge to whom the case has been assigned.
Amended: June 19, 2013; April 23, 2024.
