FILED
Clerk
District Court
OCT 14 2025
for the Northern Mariana Islands
By________________________
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (Deputy Clerk)
FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
IN RE:
GENERAL ORDER 25-00004
AMENDMENT TO CRIMINAL LOCAL
RULE 12.1
Criminal Local Rules Amendment
To ensure consistency with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(2), the Court hereby
amends Criminal Local Rule 12.1 in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2071(e) by adding the underlined
phrase below.
LCrR 12.1 - Time for Filing Pretrial Motions.
All motions under Fed.R.Crim.P. 12(b), including discovery motions,
shall be filed within fourteen (14) days after entry of plea, except a motion
that the court lacks jurisdiction. The court upon motion and for good cause
shown may extend the time for filing motions. All other aspects of motion
practice are governed by the civil Local Rules.
Any person who wishes to comment on this conforming amendment may submit comments no
later than October 28, 2025. Comments and suggestions can be submitted electronically to:
[email protected].
Alternatively, hard copy of comments and suggestions may be submitted in person or by mail
to:
Heather L. Kennedy, Clerk of Court
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 500687
1671 Gualo Rai Rd., Gualo Rai
Saipan, MP 96950
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IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of October, 2025.
_______________________________
RAMONA V. MANGLONA, Chief Judge
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