New and Amended Local Rules Effective December 1, 2015

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The new and amended Local Civil Rules, Local Criminal Rules, and Local Rules Governing Bankruptcy Appeals, Cases, and Proceedings listed below will become effective December 1, 2015. Redlined versions of these rules, as well as complete copies of the Local Civil Rules, Local Criminal Rules, and Local Rules Governing Bankruptcy Appeals, Cases, and Proceedings that will be effective December 1, 2015, are available on the Court’s website and accompany the electronic version of this notice.
Local Civil Rules:
• L.R. 5-3.2 [Service of Documents Filed Electronically]
• L.R. 5-4.1 [Mandatory Electronic Filing in Civil Cases]
• L.R. 5-4.2 [Exceptions to Electronic Filing in Civil Cases]
• L.R. 5-4.3.4 [(Format of Electronically Filed Documents) Signatures]
• L.R. 5-4.6.2 [Technical Failures]
• L.R. 5-4.8 [Maintenance of Personal Contact Information]
• L.R. 37-2 [Moving Papers]
• L.R. 77-1 [Procedures for Emergency Matters]
• L.R. 79-5 [Confidential Court Records]
• New L.R. 79-6 [Confidential Court Records – In Camera Review]
• New L.R. 79-7 [Confidential Court Records – Disclosure]
Local Criminal Rules:
• L.Cr.R. 10-2 [Duty of Defendant]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.1 [Mandatory Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.1.1 [Authorization of Electronic Filing]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.2(b)(3) [(Exceptions to Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases) Under-Seal and In-Camera Documents, and Other Documents Excluded from the Public Case File]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.2(b)(4) [(Exceptions to Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases) Criminal Duty Matters]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.3.1 [General Applicability of Civil Electronic Filing Rules]
• L.Cr.R. 49-1.3.2(b) [(Special Rules for Criminal Cases) Service]
Local Rules Governing Bankruptcy Appeals, Cases, and Proceedings:
• RULE 1 [SCOPE OF RULES]
• RULE 2 [NOTICE OF APPEAL]
• RULE 3 [THE RECORD ON APPEAL]
• RULE 4 [BRIEFS]
• RULE 5 [MOTIONS]
• RULE 6 [COSTS ON APPEAL]
• RULE 7 [VOLUNTARY DISMISSALS OF APPEALS]
• RULE 8 [PRO HAC VICE APPEARANCES]
• RULE 9 [MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW THE REFERENCE]
All proceedings in cases commenced on or after December 1, 2015, and, insofar as just and practicable, all proceedings then pending will be governed by these new and amended rules.
Kiry K. Gray
Clerk of Court
November 2, 2015