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District of South Dakota

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

Civil Rules (36)
5.1 Serving And Filing Pleadings And Other Papers Including Highly Sensitive Documents
5.2 Privacy Protection For Filings Made With The Court
7.1 Motions
7.1.1 Disclosure Statement
10.1 Identification
12.1 Extension Of Time To Answer Or Otherwise Respond
15.1 Motions To Amend Or Supplement Pleadings
16.1 Scheduling Conferences
26.2 Meeting Of Parties
29.1 Stipulations Made In Open Court Or Writing
37.1 Conditions For Discovery Motions
39.1 Trials
39.2 Witness List
40.1 Continuances
43.1 Exhibits
47.2 Restriction On Photographing Or Interviewing Jurors
51.1 Jury Instructions
53.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution
54.1 Taxation Of Costs
56.1 Motion For Summary Judgment
65.1 Motions For Preliminary And Permanent Injunction
67.1 Registry Fund
68.1 Settlement
72.1 Magistrate Judge Duties
83.1 Recording And Cellular Devices
83.2 Attorneys
83.3 Jury Deliberations
83.4 Form Of Papers
83.5 Clerk=S Fees
83.6 Marshals Fees
83.7 Withdrawal Of Counsel
83.8 Writs Of Habeas Corpus And Motions Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. ' 2255
83.9 Procedures In Social Security Cases
83.10 Court Security Officer Duties
83.11 Assignment And Referral Of Cases
83.12 Former Law Clerks
Criminal Rules (24)
24.2 Restrictions On Photographing Or Interviewing Jurors
26.1 Witness List
28.1 Interpreters
30.1 Jury Deliberations
32.1 Sentencing
41.1 Search And Seizure
44.1 Attorneys
47.1 Motions
49.1 Serving And Filing Documents Including Highly Sensitive Documents
49.1.1 Privacy Protection For Filings Made With The Court
57.1 Release Of Information By Courthouse Personnel In Criminal Cases
57.2 Availability Of Electronic Recordings
57.3 Exhibits
57.4 Withdrawal And Substitution Of Counsel
57.5 Recording And Cellular Devices
57.6 Identification
57.7 Trial Appearance
57.8 Payments Prior To Entry Of Judgment
57.9 Form Of Papers
57.10 Access To Criminal Documents
57.11 Magistrate Judge Duties
57.12 Court Security Officer Duties
57.13 Former Law Clerks
58.1 Schedule Of Fines
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (18)
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Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D.S.D. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.