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Civil Rules (56)
3-1 Initiation Of A Civil Action And Payment Of The Filing Fee
3-2 Proceeding Without Prepayment Or Payment Of Filing Fees
3-3 Multidistrict Litigation
5-2 Filing Cases Under Court Seal
5.2-1 Redaction Of Personal Identifiers And Protected Information
5-3 Filing Documents Under Court Seal
5-4 Habeas Corpus Petitions And Prisoner Civil Rights Complaints
6-1 Filing Deadlines When Court Is Closed
6-2 First Extension Of Time To Answer
7-1 (a)(4)(D) that includes:
7-2 Citing Unpublished Judicial Decisions
7-3 Request To Submit For Decision
7-4 An Action Seeking Judicial Review Of A Decision From An Administrative Agency
7-5 Hyperlinks In Documents
7-6 Amicus Curiae Participation
9-1 Allocation Of Fault
10-2 Names Of Parties – Pseudonyms
15-1 Amended Pleadings
16-1 Pretrial Procedure
16-2 Alternative Dispute Resolution
23-1 Designation Of Proposed Class Action
26-1 General Provisions Governing Discovery
26-2 Standard Protective Order
29-1 Extending Discovery Response Deadlines
30-1 Deposition Objections And Stays
30-2 Notice Or Subpoena Required For Depositions Under Fed. R
37-1 Discovery Disputes
41-1 Dismissal Or Settlement Before Jury Trial
41-2 Dismissal For Failure To Prosecute
42-1 Consolidation Of Civil Cases
45-1 Notice Of Subpoena Required For Nonparty
47-1 Communication With Jurors
54-1 Attorney’S Fees And Bill Of Costs
55-1 Default And Default Judgment
56-1 Summary Judgment Motions And Memoranda
67-1 Deposit Or Withdrawal Of Funds In Court Registry
72-1 Magistrate Judge Authority And Function In Civil Cases
72-3 Consent To The Jurisdiction Of The Magistrate Judge
79-1 Access To Court Records
81-1 Removed Actions
83-1.2 Attorneys – Annual Registration
83-1.3 Attorneys – Appearance And Contact Information
83-1.4 Attorneys – Substitution And Withdrawal
83-1.5 Attorneys – Student Practice
83-1.6 Conduct Of An Unrepresented Party
83-1.7 Attorney Discipline
83-2 Assignment And Transfer Of Civil Cases
83-3 Custody, Filing, And Disposal Of Hearing Or Trial Exhibits
83-4 Stipulations – Procedural Requirement
83-6.1 Bankruptcy – Order Of Reference Of Bankruptcy Matters To Bankruptcy Judges
83-6.2 Bankruptcy – Removal Of Claims Or Actions Related To Bankruptcy Cases
83-6.3 Bankruptcy – Withdrawal Of The Reference Of Bankruptcy Cases, Proceedings, And Contested Matters
83-6.4 Bankruptcy – Local Bankruptcy Rules Of Practice
83-6.5 Bankruptcy – Jury Trials In Bankruptcy Court
83-6.6 Bankruptcy – Criminal Contempt
83-6.7 Bankruptcy – Appeals To The District Court From The Bankruptcy Court Under 28 U.S.C. § 158
Criminal Rules (31)
5-1 United States Probation Office Reports And Documents
5-1 governs the filing of pleadings and papers in criminal matters
10-1 governs the formatting of documents filed in criminal cases
11-1 Plea Agreement
12-1 Pretrial Motions
12-2 Motion Seeking Relief Similar To Another Party’S Motion
16-1 Discovery
17-1 Sealing Of Ex Parte Motions And Orders In Criminal Justice Act Cases Relating To Witness Subpoenas (Suspended)
17-2 Motion For Subpoena For Documents And Objects
20-1 Transfer For Plea And Sentence
32-1 Presentence Investigation Reports And Documents
41-1 Sealing Of Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 Cases And Documents
49-1 Filing Of Papers
49.1-1 Redaction Of Personal Identifiers
49-2 Filing Criminal Cases And Documents Under Court Seal
55-1 Access To Court Records
57-1 Format Of Documents
57-2 Assignment Of Criminal Cases
57-3 Reassigning A Post-Conviction Violation Case
57-4 Custody And Disposition Of Trial Exhibits
57-5 Communication With Jurors
57-6 Court Approval Of Stipulations
57-7 Regulation Of Attorneys
57-8 [Reserved]
57-9 Magistrate Judge Authority In Criminal Cases
57-10 Review Of Magistrate Judge Detention And Release Orders
58-1 Petty And Misdemeanor Offenses
58-2 Appeals Of A Magistrate Judge’S Order In Misdemeanor And Petty Offenses
59-1 Objection To And Motion To Stay A Magistrate Judge Order
72-2 governs an objection to and a motion to stay a magistrate judge’s
83-1.1 through 83-1.7 govern attorney admission, registration,
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (2)
Jury Plan 2022
Privacy Policy
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (170)
Court-wide (150)
2020-2021 Annual Attorney Registration
2021-2022 Annual Attorney Registration
2022 Jury Plan
Admission of Federal Public Defenders in Capital Habeas Cases
Adoption of Amended Local Bankruptcy Rules
Adoption of Amended Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court
Adoption of Amendments to Local Rules (District Court)
Adoption of Amendments to Local Rules (District Court)
Adoption of the Amended Local Rules of Practice
Adoption of the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court
Amendment to Local Rule Regarding Plea Agreements (DUCrimR 11-1)
Amendments to the Local Rules of Practice
Amendments to the Local Rules of Practice
Appointment of Counsel for Immigration Detainees Seeking Habeas Relief Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
Assignment of Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler
Attorney Admission Fund Management Plan
Attorney Admissions and Efiling Registration (Amended)
Authorization for Hearings Conducted by Video and Audio Conference
Business Plan for Improved Services in Southern Utah
Case Management of Motions Filed UnderRehaif
Case Management of Section 2255 Motions to be filed pursuant to Johnson v. United States - Order #2
CJA Protocol
Contents and Distribution of Pretrial Services Reports
Coronavirus Changes in Criminal Proceedings
Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Proceedings and Court Operations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Court Reporting Services Management Plan
Criminal e-Disovery Protocol
Designation of Chief Bankruptcy Judge
Designation of Chief Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead
Designation of Chief Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner
Designation of Position of Chief Bankruptcy Judge and Designation of Chief Bankruptcy Judge
District Court Bar Fund
Elimination of Local Rule Requiring 12-Person Civil Jury (DUCivR 48-1)
Establishment of Southern Region of Central Division (Fourth Amended)
Establishment of Southern Region of Central Division (Third Amended)
Federal Public Defender’s Office Appointed to Represent Defendants who may Qualify for Federal Habeas Relief
General Order in the Matter of BitTorrent Protocol Cases
Grand Jury Handbook
Implementation of NextGen CM/ECF
In Re: Amended Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents
In Re: Authority to Refund Duplicate or Erroneous Online Fee Payments
In Re: Case Assignment Protocol
In Re: Case Assignment Protocol
In re: Case Management of Section 2255 Motions to be filed pursuant to Johnson v. United States
In re: Committee on the Local Rules of Practice
In Re: CVB Forfeiture of Collateral
In Re: Electronic Service in Cases Seeking Review of the Social Security Administration Decision
In Re: Johnson v. United States
In re: Order Adopting FBI Collateral Forfeiture Schedule for Central Violations Bureau Matters Arising at Airports in the District of Utah
In Re: Order revising the District of Utah Consolidated Collateral Forfeiture Schedule
In re: Pro Bono Program for the Bankruptcy Court
In Re: Retroactive Application of U.S.S.G. Amendment 782
In Re: Updated Protocol Regarding Face Masks at the Orrin G. Hatch Courthouse
In the Matter of (1) Extending the Deadline to File a Motion to Extend the Seal and (2) Redaction Before Unsealing Some Magistrate Judge Cases
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Court
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Practice
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Practice
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Practice for the District Court
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Practice for the District Court
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of Practice for the District of Utah
In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court
In the Matter of Adoption of New and Amended Local Rules of Practice
In the Matter of Adoption of the Amended Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court
In the Matter of Adoption of the Amended Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court
In the Matter of Amended Procedures for Access and Management of Restricted and Sealed Documents
In the Matter of Annually Reviewing and Unsealing Some Magistrate Judge (MJ-Designated) Cases
In the Matter of Approval of Revisions to the US Department of Veterans Affairs Collateral Forfeiture Schedule and 2024 Uniform Fine/Bail Schedule in the District of Utah
In the Matter of Approval of Revisions to US Department of Veterans Affairs Collateral Forfeiture Schedule and 2023 Uniform Fine/Bail Schedule
In the Matter of Assigning all Non-Prisoner Pro Se Cases to Magistrate Judges (Pending Consent)
In the Matter of Assignment of Prisoner Cases and Referral of Cases Which Do Not Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction
In the Matter of Cases Related to Jabon Peterman v. Instructure, Inc.
In the Matter of Cases Related to SEC v. Swensen
In the Matter of Clarification of DUCivR 42-1 AND DUCivR 83-2(e) Regarding Procedure for Consolidating or Transferring Civil Cases
In the Matter of Designation of Chief Bankruptcy Judge
In the Matter of Designation of Chief Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero
In the Matter of District of Utah U.S. Probation and Pretrial Service Office Ability to Disseminate Law Enforcement Reports (Amended)
In the Matter of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Discovery in Criminal Cases - Amended
In the Matter of Federal Criminal Practicum Students Assisting with Criminal Justice Act Cases
In the Matter of Implementation of a Pilot Program for Improved Electronic Access to Criminal Cases and Documents
In the Matter of Juror Lunches During Condensed Trial Schedule
In the Matter of Magistrate Judge Availability in Civil Cases
In the Matter of Modification of Standard Condition 12 and Stating the Court's Standard Conditions of Supervision (Supersedes General Order 23-008)
In the Matter of Motions of Compassionate Release
In the Matter of Participation in the Tenth Circuit Mediation Program for Bankruptcy Appeals
In the Matter of Potential Sentence Reductions Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(C) due to Retroactive Application of Amendment 821
In the Matter of Procedures for Access and Management of Restricted and Sealed Documents
In the Matter of Reassignment of Judge Bruce S. Jenkins' Cases
In the Matter of Restrictions on Courthouse Entry during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
In the Matter of Revision to the United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service Collateral Forfeiture Schedule for Central Violations Bureau Matters Arisi
In the Matter of Revisions to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Collateral Forfeiture Schedule and 2026 Uniform Fine/Bail Schedule for Matters Arising in t
In the Matter of Revisions to the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Collateral Forfeiture Schedule and 2024 Uniform Fine/Bail Schedule for Matters Arising in the District
In the Matter of the Adoption of Plan to Protect the Security and Confidentiality of the Judiciary's IT Network, Systems, and Electronically Stored Data with Respect to Court Volun
In the Matter of the Adoption of Standard Conditions of Supervision (Superseded by General Order 23-014)
In the Matter of the Adoption of the Attorney Admission Fund Management Plan
In the Matter of the Annual Attorney Registration, Pro Hac Vice, and Registration Lapsed Reinstatement Fees
In the Matter Of The Assignment Of Southern Region Cases
In the Matter of the Lapse of Appropriations for the Department of Justice and Majority of Federal Agencies
In the Matter of the Pro Bono Program
In the Matter of the Pro Bono Program for the Bankruptcy Court
In the Matter of the Pro Bono Program for the District Court - Amended
In the Matter of Unsealing Some Magistrate Judge (MJ-Designated) Cases Filed Between January 1, 2012, and July 31, 2022
In the Matter of: General Consent of the United States Regarding Magistrate Judge Authority to Decide Social Security Appeals
Interpreter Services in Criminal Justice Act Cases
Jury Plan 2022
Motions for Compassionate Release Under Section 603(b) of the First Step Act of 2018
Order Amending the District of Utah Consolidated Collateral Forfeiture Schedule
Order Appointing Magistrate Judge Selection Panel for the Southern Region
Order Appointing Magistrate Judge Selection Panel for the Southern Region
Order Appointing Magistrate Judge Selection Panel in Salt Lake City (Amended)
Order Approving Revisions to the Department of Veterans Affairs Collateral Forfeiture Schedule and 2017 Utah Uniform Fine/Bail Schedule in the District Of Utah
Order in the Matter of Cases Related to Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Rust Rare Coin
Order in the Matter of Cases Related to United State v. RaPower-3
Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
Order to Adopt Revised Bureau of Land Management Collateral Forfeiture Schedule
Order to Adopt United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General Collateral forfeiture Schedule for Central Violations Bureau Matters Arising in the District of Utah
Partial Sequestration of Grand Jurors and Authorization to Provide Meals.
Random Selection for Summoning and Qualification of Prospective Grand and Petit Jurors for Jury Service
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Renewal of Findings and Extension of Authorization Under the CARES Act
Reporting Information for Jurors
Requests for Out-Of-District Judicial Assignments
Standing Order for Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
Updated Courthouse Protocol Regarding Face Coverings and Physical Distancing
Updated Protocol Regarding Face Masks at the Orrin G. Hatch Courthouse
Judge Dale Kimball (1)
(pdf) — Judge Dale Kimball
Judge David B Barlow (1)
Patent Standing Order — Judge David B Barlow
Judge David Sam (1)
ECF Procedures Manual — Judge David Sam
Judge Howard C Nielson Jr (1)
Civil Standing Order (pdf) — Judge Howard C Nielson Jr
Judge Jill N Parrish (4)
Civil Standing Order (pdf) — Judge Jill N Parrish
Civil Trial Order Example With Date Calculations (pdf) — Judge Jill N Parrish
Criminal Standing Order (pdf) — Judge Jill N Parrish
ECF Procedures Manual — Judge Jill N Parrish
Judge Nuffer Chambers (8)
2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Best Practices in PDF Reading and Annotation — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Court’s standard form — Judge Nuffer Chambers
How E-filers Can Make Chambers Happy — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Motion to Dismiss Order — Judge Nuffer Chambers
PDF — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Remand Order — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Summary Judgment Order — Judge Nuffer Chambers
Judge Robert J Shelby (1)
Individual Practices — Judge Robert J Shelby
Magistrate Judge Daphne Oberg (1)
Discovery Management Order — Magistrate Judge Daphne Oberg
Senior Judge Clark Waddoups (1)
Individual Practices — Senior Judge Clark Waddoups
Senior Judge Ted Stewart (1)
Individual Practices — Senior Judge Ted Stewart
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