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	LOCAL RULES
	LOCAL RULES
		SECTION I: CIVIL RULES
			LOCAL RULE CV-1 Scope and Purpose of Rules
			LOCAL RULE CV-3 Commencement of Action
			LOCAL RULE CV-4 Complaint, Summons and Return
			LOCAL RULE CV-5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
			LOCAL RULE CV-5.2 Privacy Protections For Filings Made with the Court
			LOCAL RULE CV-7 Motions Practice
			LOCAL RULE CV-9 Pleadings and Special Matters
			LOCAL RULE CV-10 Form of Pleadings
				Deficient pleadings/documents
			LOCAL RULE CV-11 Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
			LOCAL RULE CV-12 Filing of Answer Defenses
			LOCAL RULE CV-16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
			LOCAL RULE CV-26 Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure
				No Excuses
			LOCAL RULE CV-30 Depositions Upon Oral Examination
			LOCAL RULE CV-34 Production of Documents and Things
			LOCAL RULE CV-38 Jury Trial of Right
			LOCAL RULE CV-41 Dismissal of Actions
			LOCAL RULE CV-42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
			LOCAL RULE CV-43 Taking of Testimony
			LOCAL RULE CV-45 Subpoena
			LOCAL RULE CV-47 Selection of Jurors
			LOCAL RULE CV-54 Judgments; Costs
			LOCAL RULE CV-56 Summary Judgment
			LOCAL RULE CV-62 Stay of Proceeding to Enforce a Judgement
			LOCAL RULE CV-63 Inability of a Judge to Proceed
			LOCAL RULE CV-65 Injunctions
			LOCAL RULE CV-65.1 Security; Proceedings Against Sureties
			LOCAL RULE CV-72 Magistrate Judges
			LOCAL RULE CV-77 District Courts and Clerks
			LOCAL RULE CV-79 Books and Records Kept by the Clerk
			LOCAL RULE CV-81 Removed Actions
			LOCAL RULE CV-83 Rules by District Courts; Judge’s Directives
				Docket Calls
		SECTION II: CRIMINAL RULES
			LOCAL RULE CR-1 Scope
			LOCAL RULE CR-6 The Grand Jury
			LOCAL RULE CR-10 Arraignments
			LOCAL RULE CR-17 Subpoena
			LOCAL RULE CR-24 Trial Jurors
			LOCAL RULE CR-44 Right to and Assignment of Counsel
			LOCAL RULE CR-47 Motions
			LOCAL RULE CR-49 Service and Filing of Papers
			LOCAL RULE CR-49.1 Privacy Protection for Filings Made With the Court
			LOCAL RULE CR-55 Records
				Removal of Papers, Records, etc
				Disposition of Exhibits by Clerk
		SECTION III: ATTORNEYS
			LOCAL RULE AT-1 Admission to Practice
			LOCAL RULE AT-2 Attorney Discipline
			LOCAL RULE AT-3 Standards Of Practice To Be Observed By Attorneys
		INDEX
		SECTION IV: APPENDICES
			APPENDIX A	Notice Regarding Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability
			APPENDIX B	Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges
			APPENDIX C	Civil Cover Sheet
			APPENDIX D	Joint Final Pretrial Order
			APPENDIX E	Plan for the Random Selection of Jurors
			APPENDIX F	Plan for Achieving the Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases
			APPENDIX G	Criminal Justice Act Plan
			APPENDIX H	Court-Annexed Mediation Plan
			APPENDIX I	Plan for Reimbursement of Attorney Expenses in Civil Cases
			APPENDIX J	Local Admiralty Rules
			APPENDIX K	Uniform Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice
			APPENDIX L	Sample Scheduling Order
			APPENDIX M	Rules Of Practice For Patent Cases
			APPENDIX N	Policy on Possession and Use of Electronic Devices in Courthouses
			APPENDIX O	Plan for the Administration of Non-appropriated Funds