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In Re: J.S. rnsTRICTCCUHT
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tAST. DIV. COLUMBUS
BY-LAWS FOR THE LOCAL RULES GENERAL ORDER 20-29
COMMITTEE
By vote of a majority of the District Judges present and voting at a meeting on March 6,
2020, the attached By-Laws for operation ofthe Local Rules Committee ofthe Court were adopted.
The Clerk shall publish these By-Laws on the Court's Internet website.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: October 14, 2020
ALGENON L. MARBLEY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
By-Laws of the
Local Rules Committee for the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Ohio
The following By-Laws have been adopted by the Court for the governance of the Local
Rules Committee.
Charge: The Local Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Court and is charged with
advising the Court from time to time of any needed changes to the Local Rules of Civil and
Criminal Practice. In arriving at recommendations, the Committee shall consider changes
occurring in local practice, in national rules adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States, in
relevant federal statutes and caselaw, and in policy recommendations of the Judicial Conference
of the United States.
Authority for adoption of local rules is found in Fed. R. Civ. P. 83, which provides in
pertinent part that “A local rule must be consistent with—but not duplicate—federal rules and
statutes adopted under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2072 and 2075, and must conform to any uniform numbering
system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States.”
Members: The Local Rules Committee shall consist of the Chair and Secretary of the Committee,
persons occupying the offices given ex officio status herein, and not fewer than nine additional
members at large from the practicing bar or court staff.
Appointment and Term of Service: All members and officers shall be appointed by the Chief
Judge for terms of three years, ending on September 30th of a designated year, except that, in order
to provide staggered terms, the Chief Judge has by general order designated an end of term for the
Chair, the Secretary, and each of the at-large members serving on the Committee as of January 1,
2020. Members are eligible to be reappointed for one additional three-year term, but due regard
shall be given to rotation of membership.
Ex Officio Members: The following persons shall be members of the Committee ex officio during
their respective terms of office: The Chief Judge, the Magistrate Judges, the United States
Attorney, the Federal Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, and the Clerk of Court.
Officers: The Chief Judge shall appoint a Chair and a Secretary, who shall have the
responsibilities ordinarily appertaining to those positions. The Clerk shall provide to the officers
such clerical assistance as they may require, including posting of notices on the Court’s website
and archival storage for the Committee’s records.
Meetings: The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair or the Chief Judge at such places
within the District as may be convenient and at such times as necessary to conduct the Committee’s
business. Although the Committee shall act as a whole, the Chair may from time to time ask some
members to act as a drafting subcommittee.
Reports: The Committee shall make written recommendations to the Court of proposed changes
in the Local Rules. For ease of review by the Court and by the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, rule
change recommendations shall be accompanied by a red-lined copy of the Rules showing present
and proposed revised language.
Effective Date: These By-Laws became effective upon adoption by the Court on March 6, 2020.
