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Civil Rules (138)
1.1 Preamble
1.2 Scope and Construction
1.3 Modifications of These Rules
1.5 Effective Date
2.1 Initial Scheduling Conference
2.2 Confidentiality
2.3 Relationship to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
2.4 Exchange of Expert Materials
3.1 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
3.2 Document Production Accompanying Infringement Disclosure
3.3 Non-Infringement, Invalidity and Unenforceability
3.4 Document Production Accompanying Non-Infringement, Invalidity and
3.5 Disclosure Requirement in Patent Cases for Declaratory Judgment of Non-
3.6 Amendment to Contentions
3.7 Transfer of Cases to Another District (formerly L.R. 83.6)
4.1 Inapplicability To Design and Variety of Plant Patents
4.2 Exchange of Proposed Terms for Construction
4.3 Exchange of Preliminary Claim Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence
4.4 Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
4.5 Completion of Claim Construction Discovery
4.6 Claim Construction Submissions
4.7 Claim Construction Hearing
5.1 For Cases Not Involving Separate Claim Construction Proceedings
5.1.2 Prepayment of Fees (formerly L.R. 5.2) (Amended January 1, 2022)
5.1.4 Civil Actions Filed In Forma Pauperis; Applications for Leave to Proceed In Forma
5.1.5 Filing by Facsimile or E-mail (formerly L.R. 5.5)
5.1.6 Documents to be provided to the Court Clerk (Amended January 1, 2025)
5.1.7 Recording of Proceedings (formerly L.R. 5.8)
5.2 Advice of Counsel
5.3 Opening Expert Reports
5.4 Responsive Expert Reports
5.5 Completion of Discovery
5.6 Deadline for Filing Dispositive Motions
6.1 Calculation of Time Periods (amended January 1, 2021)
7.1 Motion Practice (amended January 1, 2026)
7.2 Brief of an Amicus Curiae (new rule effective 1/1/25)
9.1 Request for Three-Judge Court (amended January 1, 2022)
9.2 Requirement to File a Civil RICO Statement
10.1 Form of Papers (Amended January 1, 2026)
11.1 Pleas
12.1 Motions and Other Papers (amended January 1, 2024)
14.1 Discovery
15.1 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings (Amended January 1, 2023)
16.1 Civil Case Management (Amended January 1, 2026)
16.2 Discovery Cut-Off
17.1 Subpoenas (amended January 1, 2022)
17.1.1 Pretrial Conferences (amended January 1, 2022)
20.1 Transfer from a District for Plea and Sentence (amended January 1, 2022)
23.1 Free Press- Fair Trial Directives
23.2 Certification of a Class Action
25.1 Substitution of Parties
26.1 Form of Certain Discovery Documents
26.2 Filing Discovery
26.3 Production of Expert Witness Information
26.4 Timing of Discovery
26.5 Privilege Log (added January 1, 2022)
26.6 Protective Orders (added January 1, 2026)
30.1 Jury Instructions
31.1 Jury Verdict (Amended January 1, 2023)
32.1 Presentence Reports (amended January 1, 2022)
32.2 Statement of Reasons and Victim Restitution List (Amended January 1, 2023)
32.3 Letters in Support for Defendant at Sentencing (new rule January 1, 2025)
37.1 Discovery Motions (formerly L.R. 7.1(d)) (amended January 1, 2021)
38.1 Notation of “Jury Demand” in the Pleading
39.2 Submission of Pretrial Papers
40.1 Preferences (formerly L.R. 40.2)
40.2 Trial Calendar (formerly L.R. 40.3)
41.1 Search and Seizure Warrants (amended January 1, 2025)
41.2 Dismissal of Actions (amended January 1, 2022)
41.3 Actions Dismissed by Stipulation (amended January 1, 2020)
44.1 Right to and Assignment of Counsel
44.2 Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel (amended January 1, 2024)
44.3 Reimbursement for Translation or Interpretation Services
45.1 Excludable Time under the Speedy Trial Act
46.1 Pretrial Services and Release on Bail
46.2 Release of Bond (formerly Criminal L.R. 57.2)
47.1 Grand and Petit Jurors
47.2 Jury Selection (amended January 1, 2021)
47.3 Assessment of Juror Costs
47.4 Jury Deliberation
47.5 Jury Contact Prohibition
47.6 Social Media Juror Inquiries
49.1 Personal Privacy Protection (formerly Criminal L.R. 1.3) (amended January 1, 2025)
49.2 Sealed Matters (formerly Criminal L.R. 13.1) (Amended January 1, 2025)
50.1 Judgment as a Matter of Law in Actions Tried by Jury; Alternative Motion for
51.1 Instructions to the Jury
52.1 Proposed Findings in Civil Cases
53.2 Master's Fees
53.3 Oath of Master, Commissioner, etc
54.1 Taxation of Costs (amended January 1, 2021)
54.4 Motion for Attorneys’ Fees under 42 U.S.C. 406(b) (Amended 1/1/23)
54.5 Allowances to Attorneys and Receivers
55.1 Clerk’s Certificate of Entry of Default (Amended January 1, 2026)
55.2 Default Judgment (amended January 1, 2026)
56.1 Summary Judgment Procedure (formerly L.R. 7.1(a)(3)) (amended January 1, 2026)
56.2 Notice to Pro Se Litigants of the Consequences of Failing to Respond to a Summary
57.1 Criminal Cover Sheets
58.1 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance (formerly Criminal L.R. 58.2)
58.2 Entering Satisfaction of Judgment or Decree
59.1 Magistrate Judges (formerly Criminal L.R. 58.1) (amended January 1, 2022)
60.1 Through 61.1
63.1 Disability of a Judge
64.1 Seizure of Person or Property (amended January 1, 2022)
65.1 Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders (formerly L.R. 7.1(f)) (amended
65.1.1 Sureties
67.1 Deposits in Court (amended January 1, 2022)
67.2 Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 67 (amended 1/1/22)
67.3 Bonds and Other Sureties
67.4 Refund of Overpayments
67.5 Payments Generally (Amended January 1, 2020)
68.1 Settlement Procedures (formerly L.R. 68.2)
72.1 Authority of Magistrate Judges (Amended January 1, 2024)
72.2 Duties of Magistrate Judges (amended January 1, 2022)
72.3 Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (amended January 1, 2024)
73.1 Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent
77.2 Orders (amended January 1, 2022)
77.3 Sessions of Court
77.5 Official Newspapers (amended January 1, 2022)
77.6 Release of Information
77.7 Official Station of the Clerk
79.1 Custody of Exhibits and Transcripts (Amended January 1, 2020)
80.1 Stenographic Transcript: Court Reporting Fees
81.1 Bankruptcy Cases (formerly L.R. 76.1)
81.2 Bankruptcy Appeals (formerly L.R. 76.2) (Amended January 1, 2023)
81.3 Actions Removed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452 (formerly L.R. 81.4)
81.4 Removed Cases, Demand for Jury Trial (formerly L.R. 81.3)
82.2 Waiver of Judicial Disqualification
83.1 Admission to the Bar (amended January 1, 2026)
83.2 Pro Bono Service (formerly L.R. 83.3)
83.3 Discipline of Attorneys (formerly L.R. 83.4) (amended January 1, 2025)
83.4 Contempt (formerly L.R. 83.5)
83.5 Mandatory Mediation Plan (formerly L.R. 83.7)
83.6 Assisted Mediation Program (formerly L.R. 83.8)
83.7 Judicial Mediation in Prisoner Civil Rights Cases (formerly L.R. 83.9)
83.8 Student Practice (formerly L.R. 83.11) (amended January 1, 2018)
83.9 Production and Disclosure of Documents and Testimony of Judicial Personnel in
83.10 Appearances of Former Judicial Officers (formerly L.R. 83.14)
86.1 Effective Date
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (2)
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Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (3)
Court-wide (3)
Hon Mae A. D'Agostino Rule of Practice
In RE: Application of Retroactive 2023 Criminal History- Standing Appointment Order
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