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Civil Rules (41)
1 Scope and Purpose; Applicability of the Rules of Civil Procedure
3 Materials to Accompany a Complaint
4 Summons
5 Electronic Filing
5.2 Sealed Documents; Procedure
7 Motions
7.1 Corporate Disclosure; Purpose
9 Pleading Social Security Cases; Bankruptcy Appeals
10 Format of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
11 Appearances; Pro Se or Otherwise; Withdrawal of Counsel
15 Motion to Amend a Filing
16 Discovery
16.1 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE)
23 Class Actions; General Requirements
26 Discovery
32 Sentencing Procedure
40 Exhibits
42 Consolidation of Cases; Subsequent Filings
45 Subpoena of Witnesses in In Forma Pauperis Cases or Pro Se Cases
47 Jury Costs in Civil Actions
51 Requests for Jury Instructions
52 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law by the Court
54 Taxable Costs; Taxation on Appeal
55 Default Judgment
56 Summary Judgment; Notice to Pro Se Litigants Opposing Summary
57.1 Disclosure of Pretrial Services; Presentence or Probation Records
57.2 Pretrial Services
67 Deposit of Funds with the Court
72 Duties of Magistrate Judge; Referral of Cases to Magistrate Judge;
73 Direct Assignment of Civil Cases to the Magistrate Judge;
74 Certifying Questions of State Law
77 Orders by the Clerk
81 Removed Actions
83.1 Admission of Attorneys
83.2 Security
83.3 Judicial Misconduct
83.4 Miscellaneous Fees
83.5 Collateral Forfeiture Procedure
84 Availability of Forms
85 Title and Citation
86 Effective Date; Relationship to Prior Rules
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (10)
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Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (44)
Court-wide (44)
Amended Standing Order of Reference Re: Title 11 of the United States Code
General Order #100 IN RE: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #101 IN RE: ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #102 IN RE: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING IN CRIMINAL CASES
General Order #103 IN RE: AMENDED ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #104 IN RE: AMENDED ORDER ON MOTIONS SEEKING RELIEF UNDER THE FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018
General Order #105 IN RE: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING IN CRIMINAL CASES
General Order #106 IN RE: RELEASE OF GRAND JURY TESTIMONY TO THE U.S. PROBATION OFFICE
General Order #107 IN RE: ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #108 IN RE:: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #109 In re:ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #110 In re:Release of Information Related to Supervised Release and Pre-trial Violation Proceedings (pdf)
General Order #112 In re: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #113 IN RE: ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #114 IN RE:ORDER REVISING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #115 IN RE: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #116 In re: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #117 In re: Revision to District of Vermont's Criminal Pretrial Order
General Order #118 In re: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #120 In re: Order of Designation for Attorney Admissions in Bankruptcy Court
General Order #125 In re: Arrests Within Judiciary-Controlled Space of Courthouses
General Order #126 In re: Firearms Policy for the United States Courthouses Within the District of Vermont
General Order #127 In re: Arrests Within District of Vermont's Courthouses
General Order #71 re: Sentencing Transcripts
General Order #72 re: Case Assignment Plan for the District of Vermont
General Order #73 re: Case Assignment Plan for the District of Vermont
General Order #77 re: Case Assignment Plan for the District of Vermont
General Order #78
General Order #79 re: Collateral Forfeiture Schedule – General Services Administration
General Order #85 re: Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances created by COVID-19 and related Coronavirus Health Conditions
General Order #86 re: Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances created by COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus Health Conditions
General Order #87: Clerk’s Office Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
General Order #88: GENERAL ORDER ON REMOTE HEARINGS BY VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING
General Order #89 re: Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances created by COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus Health Conditions
General Order #90 re: Plan for the Resumption of Certain Court Operations
General Order #91 re: Order Authorizing the Attorney General or Designee to Conduct Naturalization Ceremonies
General Order #92 re: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #93 ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #94 ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #95 IN RE: PROCEDURES FOR THE FILING, SERVICE, AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS
General Order #96 ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #97 This General Order revises and supersedes General Order No. 95 governing the procedures for the filing, service and management of highly sensitive documents.
General Order #98 IN RE: COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY – ORDER CONCERNING FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
General Order #99 IN RE: ORDER RESCINDING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN PUBLIC AREAS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND COURTHOUSES
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“D. Vt. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.