The new and amended Local Civil Rules and Local Criminal Rules listed below will become effective December 1, 2014. Redlined versions of these rules, as well as complete copies of the Local Civil Rules and Local Criminal Rules that will be effective December 1, 2014, are available on the Court’s website and accompany the electronic version of this notice.

Local Civil Rules:

•     3-1 [Civil Cover Sheet and Other Forms Required at the Time of Filing a New Action]

•     3-2 [Filing of Initiating Documents]

•     4-1 [Summons – Presentation for Issuance]

•     5-3.2 [Service of Documents Filed Electronically]

•     5-4.2 [Exceptions to Electronic Filing in Civil Cases]

•     15-1 [Separate Document]

•     15-4 [Manner of Filing]

•     17-1 [Minors or Incompetents]

•     54-2 [Application to Tax Costs Pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 54(d); Bill of Costs]

•     54-6 [Objections to Bill of Costs – Response]

•     83-1.1 [Assignment of Cases]

•     83-1.3 [Notice of Related Cases]

•     83-5 [Minors or Incompetents] (renumbered)

Local Criminal Rules:

•     7-3 [Notice of Complex Case]

•     7-4 [Notice of Related Criminal Cases]

•     7-5 [Notice of Related Supervised-Release Case]

•     50-3 [Related Matters in Criminal Cases]

•     57-3.2 [Definition (of Complex Criminal Case)]