IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF AMENDED GENERAL ORDER
LOCAL RULES OF PRACTICE
No. 16-006
Proposed amendments to the local rules of practice were published for comment and
the comment period has expired. The court has reviewed the proposals and the comments.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following local rules be amended in accordance with the copy
attached:
DUCivR 37-1 Discovery: Motions and Disputes; Referral to Magistrate Judge
Sets forth a procedure for filing a Short Form Discovery Motion.
DUCivR47-2 Communication with Jurors
Clarifies that juror contact information will not be disclosed by the court
or its employees without a court order.
DUCivR 83-1.1 Attorneys - Admission to Practice
Provides a more streamlined admission procedure for non-resident
attorneys appearing before the Court on behalf of the United States or its
agencies.
DUCrimR 23-1 Number of Jurors and Alternatives in Criminal Cases
Deletes rule because it is redundant with the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure.
DUCrimR 24-1 Impanelment and Selection of Jury
Deletes rule because it is redundant with the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure.
DUCrimR 56-1 Office of Record; Court Library; Hours and Days of Business
Deletes reference to the twenty-four hour filing box, which no longer
exists.
DUCrimR 57-16 Review of Magistrate Judge Orders
Corrects statutory reference and changes the word "appeal" to "review"
to correspond with statutory language.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amended local rules as attached hereto shall be adopted and
become effective on December 1, 2016; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall cause notice of the attached amendments
to the local rules to be published to the Bar and the public.
December
1st day of November, 2016.
Dated this __
David Nuffer, Chief Judge,
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Clark Waddoups, District Judge
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Jill N. rnsh, D1stnct Judge
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David Sam, Senior Judge
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Tena Campbell, Senior Judge
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