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District of the Virgin Islands

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

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Civil Rules (46)
3.1 Civil Cover Sheet
3.2 Alternative Dispute Resolution
5.1 General Format of Documents Presented for Filing
5.2 Appearances; Withdrawal as Counsel
5.3 Electronic Signatures
5.4 Electronic Filing
6.1 Time Limits
7.3 Motions for Reconsideration
8.1 Lis Pendens
9.1 Social Security Number in Social Security Cases
11.1 Citation of Authority
11.2 Violations of Local Rules
15.1 Form of a Motion to Amend and its Supporting Documentation
23.1 Designation of “Class Action” in the Caption
24.1 Procedure for Notification of Claim of Unconstitutionality
26.1 Document Production; Documents Not Filed
26.2 Participation Limits; Duplicative Disclosures
26.3 Expert Witness–Written Report; Video Taping
26.4 De Bene Esse Depositions
26.5 Timely Discovery
26.6 No Automatic Stay
30.1 Depositions
33.1 Interrogatories
34.1 Requests for Production of Documents
37.1 Discovery-Related Motions—Pre-Filing Conference of Counsel
37.2 Motion Practice
37.3 Cooperation–Sanctions
38.1 Notation of “Jury Demand” in the Pleading
39.1 Exhibits
47.1 Juror Contact
54.1 Bills of Costs
56.1 Summary Judgment Motions
67.1 Monies Paid into Court
67.2 Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 67
69.1 Execution
72.1 Magistrate Judges–Authority in Pretrial Matters
72.2 Objections to Non-Dispositive Orders
72.3 Objections to Magistrate Judge's Proposed Findings, Recommendation or
72.4 Procedure for Objecting to a Magistrate Judge's Non-Dispositive Order,
73.1 Magistrate Judges–Consent
73.2 Magistrate Judges–Additional Duties
79.1 Books and Records of the Clerk of Court
80.1 Court Reporting Fees
82.1 [Deleted and relocated]
83.1 Admission of Attorneys
83.2 Attorneys: Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement
Criminal Rules (18)
1.1 Scope of Rules
1.2 Relationship to Local Rules of Civil Procedure
1.3 Conferral Requirements
1.4 Pro Se Filings by Represented Persons, Prohibited
7.1 Superseding Charging Documents
12.5 Pretrial Motions: Duty to Address Speedy Trial Act Excludable Time
12.6 Complex Case Designation
16.1 Discovery Procedures
16.2 Personnel Records
17.2 Subpoenas
28.1 Interpreters
32.1 Sentencing Recommendations
43.1 Presence of the Defendant
46.1 Motion for Modification of Release Conditions
55.1 Criminal Justice Act Plan and Forms
55.2 Speedy Trial Act Plan
58.1 Collateral Forfeiture
59.1 Matters Before Magistrate Judges
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (13)
Bankruptcy Trustees
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St. Croix Hearing Schedule
St. Thomas Hearing Schedule
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 (17)
Court-wide (16)
Bankruptcy Trustees
Fortieth Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Forty-Fifth Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands Video and Teleconferences for Criminal Proceedings
Forty-First Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Forty-Fourth Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Forty-Second Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Forty-Sixth Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands Video and Teleconferences for Criminal Proceedings
Forty-Third Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands Video and Teleconferences for Criminal Proceedings
Order Concerning Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents
Order Concerning Referral Judge for Improper Entry by Alien Cases Filed Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. ) §1325.
Order Re: Review of CJA Interim Payments
Order Re: Service Provider Requests
Order Re:  Submission of Interim Vouchers in Budgeted Cases
St. Croix Hearing Schedule
St. Thomas Hearing Schedule
Thirty-Ninth Order Concerning Operations of the District Court of the Virgin Islands Video and Teleconferences for Criminal Proceedings
Honorable Emile Henderson Iii (1)
Policies and Procedures (PDF) — Honorable Emile Henderson Iii
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D.V.I. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.