United States District Court
For The District of Wyoming
)
)
) GENERAL PROVISIONAL ORDER
) AMENDING LOCAL RULES TO
) CONFORM WITH AMENDMENTS TO
) THE FEDERAL RULES OF PRACTICE
) AND PROCEDURE EFFECTIVE
) DECEMBER 1, 2009
)
Effective December 1, 2009, the Local Rules for the United States District Court
for the District of Wyoming are hereby AMENDED to conform with the Statutory Time
Period Technical Amendments Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-016) enacted by Congress
on May 7, 2009.
As provided by U.S.D.C.L.R. 6.1, computation of time limits imposed by the
Local Rules of this Court are computed in accordance with the applicable Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, effective December 1, 2009, intermediate weekends
and holidays will now be counted in calculating all deadlines set forth under the Local
Civil and Criminal Rules. To address this change, deadlines set forth in the Local Civil
and Criminal Rules for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming are
hereby modified as follows:
• 5-day deadlines become 7 days;
• 10– and 15-day deadlines become 14 days;
• 20-day deadlines become 21 days;
• 25-day deadlines become 28 days.
As an illustration, the Court directs counsel’s attention to the following deadlines
affected by the rule changes:
• U.S.D.C.L.R. 7.1(b)(1)(B) [Response Briefs on Non-Dispositive Motions]:
The deadline for filing a written brief opposing a non-dispositive motion is
now 14 days.
• U.S.D.C.L.R. 7.1(b)(2)(A) [Response Briefs - Dispositive Motions]:
The deadline for filing a written brief opposing a dispositive motion
is now 14 days.
• U.S.D.C.L.R. 7.1(b)(2)(C) [Reply Briefs - Dispositive Motions]: The
deadline for filing a reply brief is now 7 days.
• L.Cr.R. 47.1(a): The deadline for filing a brief in opposition to a motion is
now 14 days.
• L.Cr.R. 47.1(c): The deadline for filing a reply brief is now 7 days.
The deadline changes specifically referenced above are not a comprehensive list of all
changes to the Local Civil and Criminal Rules. All attorneys practicing before this Court
are directed to familiarize themselves with all amendments to the federal rules effective
December 1, 2009, to ensure compliance with all applicable deadlines.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 30th day of November, 2009.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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