The Law Mind

Stipulations Made In Open Court Or Writing

D.S.D. LR 29.1

To be binding in a proceeding in this court, every stipulation, agreement, or consent between or among parties or their attorneys must be made in open court or reduced to writing and subscribed by the parties or their attorneys. Stipulations or agreements relating to changing the place of trial, continuing cases to a later date, extending time to answer or otherwise plead (except as provided in D.S.D. Civ. LR 12.1), or setting any matter for hearing are not binding unless so ordered by the court.
Official source: https://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/sites/sdd/files/Civil%20Local%20Rules%20-%20final%2C%20approv · retrieved 2026-07-23