Chapter I - Scope of Rules |
Rule 1.1 |
Scope and Citation |
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(a) Scope of the Rules |
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(b) Citation |
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(c) Effective Date |
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(d) Construction of Rules |
Rule 1.2 |
Definitions |
Chapter II - Commencement of Action |
Rule 3.1 |
Assignment of Cases; Related Cases, Refiled, Dismissed and Remanded Cases |
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(a)Assignment |
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(b) Reassignment |
Rule 3.2 |
Procedure for Assignment of Cases |
Rule 3.3 |
Categories of Civil Cases |
Rule 3.4 |
Preparation of Assignment Decks |
Rule 3.5 |
Duties of the Clerk as to Case Assignments |
Rule 3.6 |
Assignment to Senior Judges |
Rule 3.7 |
Reassignment of Matters to Active Judges |
Rule 3.8 |
Venue of Actions Within the District |
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(a) The Divisions of the Court |
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(b) Resident Defendant |
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(c) Multiple Defendants |
Rule 3.9 |
Place of Holding Court |
Rule 3.10 |
Miscellaneous Docket |
Rule 3.11 |
Unavailability of District Judge - Urgent Cases |
Rule 3.12 |
Fees and Deposits for Costs |
Rule 3.13 |
Commencement of Action |
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(a) Civil Cover Sheet |
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(b) Corporate Disclosure Statement |
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(c) Patent, Trademark and Copyright Cases |
Rule 3.14 |
Procedure as to Initial Papers |
Rule 3.15 |
In Forma Pauperis Cases |
Rule 4.1 |
Service of Actions Filed In Forma Pauperis |
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(a) Service |
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(b) Waiver of Service |
Rule 4.2 |
Service of Process |
Rule 5.1 |
Filing by Facsimile or Electronic Means |
Rule 5.2 |
Filing Documents Under Seal |
Chapter III - Pleadings and Motions |
Rule 7.1 |
Motions |
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(a) Motions Governed by Case Management Plan |
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(b) Motions to be in Writing |
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(c) Memorandum by Moving Party |
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(d) Memorandum in Opposition |
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(e) Reply Memorandum |
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(f) Length of Memoranda |
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(g) Hearings |
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(h) Untimely Motions |
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(i) Sanctions for Filing Frivolous Motions or Oppositions |
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(j) Motions Control Program |
Rule 7.2 |
Dispositive Motions |
Rule 7.3 |
Ruling on Motions |
Rule 8.1 |
General Rules of Pleading |
Rule 9.1 |
Social Security and Black Lung Case |
Rule 10.1 |
General Format of Papers Presented for Filing |
Rule 10.2 |
Designation of District Judge and/or Magistrate Judge |
Rule 16.1 |
Differentiated Case Management |
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(a) Purpose and Authority |
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(b) Definitions |
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(c) Date of DCM Application |
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(d) Conflicts with Other Rules |
Rule 16.2 |
Tracks and Evaluation of Cases |
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(a) Differentiation of Cases |
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(b) Evaluation and Assignment of Cases |
Rule 16.3 |
Track Assignment and Case Management Conference |
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(a) Notice of Track Recommendation and Case Management Conference |
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(b) Case Management Conference |
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(c) Notification of Complex Litigation |
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(d) Status Conference |
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(e) Final Pretrial Conference |
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(f) Video and Telephone Conferences |
Rule 16.3.1 |
Review of Decisions by the Commissioner of Social Security |
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(a) Form of Review |
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(b) Summons and Complaint |
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(c) Answer and Transcript |
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(d) Plaintiff's Brief |
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(e) Defendant's Brief |
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(f) Reply Brief |
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(g) Length of Briefs |
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(h) Report and Recommendations |
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(i) Magistrate Consent Cases |
Rule 16.4 |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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(a) Purpose |
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(b) Definitions |
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(c) The ADR Administrator |
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(d) Federal Court Panel |
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(e) Referral to ADR |
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(f) Private ADR |
Rule 16.5 |
Early Neutral Evaluation (E.N.E.) |
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(a) Eligible Cases |
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(b) Selection of Cases |
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(c) Administrative Procedure |
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(d) Neutrality of Evaluator |
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(e) Written Submissions to the Evaluator |
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(f) Attendance at the Evaluation Conference |
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(g) Procedure at Evaluation Conference |
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(h) Confidentiality |
Rule 16.6 |
Mediation |
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(a) Eligible Cases |
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(b) Selection of Cases |
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(c) Administrative Procedure |
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(d) Neutrality of Mediator |
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(e) Written Submission to Mediator |
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(f) Attendance at Mediation Conference |
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(g) Procedure at Mediation Conference |
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(h) Confidentiality |
Rule 16.7 |
Other ADR Procedures |
Chapter IV - Parties |
Rule 23.1 |
Class Actions |
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(a) Designation |
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(b) Class Action Allegations |
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(c) Class Action Determination |
Rule 24.1 |
Procedure for Notification of Any Claim of Unconstitutionality |
Chapter V - Discovery |
Rule 26.1 |
Discovery - General |
Rule 30.1 |
Conduct at Depositions |
Rule 32.1 |
Videotape Depositions |
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(a) General |
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(b) Guidelines |
Rule 37.1 |
Discovery Disputes |
Rule 37.2 |
Form of Discovery Motions |
Chapter VI - Trials |
Rule 38.1 |
Notation of Jury Demand in the Pleading |
Rule 39.1 |
Models, Exhibits, Etc. |
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(a) Lodging of Exhibits |
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(b) Marking of Exhibits |
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(c) Retention and Disposal of Exhibits |
Rule 39.2 |
Video and Telephone Conferences, Trials and Hearings |
Rule 47.1 |
Venire Selection |
Rule 47.2 |
Jury Questionnaires |
Rule 47.3 |
Voir Dire of Jurors |
Rule 47.4 |
Jury Selection |
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(a) Exercise of Peremptory Challenges |
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(b) Effect of Passing a Peremptory Challenge |
Rule 48.1 |
Number of Jurors |
Rule 48.2 |
Juror Note-Taking |
Rule 48.3 |
Jury Charge |
Chapter VII - Judgment |
Rule 54.1 |
Assessment of Jury Costs |
Chapter VIII - Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings |
Rule 65.1.1 |
Security; Proceedings Against Sureties |
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(a) Bonds |
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(b) Sureties |
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(c) Persons Who May Not Be Sureties |
Rule 66.1 |
Receiverships |
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(a) Inventories |
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(b) Reports |
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(c) Compensation of Receivers, Attorneys, and Others |
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(d) Administration of Estates |
Rule 67.1 |
Deposits |
Rule 67.2 |
Disbursements |
Rule 69.1 |
Preparation of Documents |
Chapter IX - Special Proceedings |
Rule 72.1 |
Duties of United States Magistrate Judges |
Rule 72.2 |
Assignment and Referral of Matters to Magistrate Judges |
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(a) General |
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(b) Automatic Reference |
Rule 72.3 |
Review and Appeal |
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(a) Appeal of Non-Dispositive Matters - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) |
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(b) Review of Case-Dispositive Motions and Prisoner Litigation - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B) |
Rule 72.4 |
Appeals from Other Orders of a Magistrate Judge |
Rule 73.1 |
Conduct of Trials and Disposition of Civil Cases by Magistrate Judges Upon Consent of the Parties - 28 U.S.C. 636(c) |
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(a) General |
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(b) Recusal, Resignation or Death of Magistrate Judge |
Rule 73.2 |
Appeal from Judgments in Civil Cases Disposed of by Magistrate Judge on Consent of the Parties - 28 U.S.C. 636(c) |
Chapter X - District Court and Office of the Clerk |
Rule 77.1 |
Hours for Filing |
Rule 79.1 |
Withdrawal of Paper |
Rule 80.1 |
Orders for Transcripts from Official Court Reporters |
Chapter XI - General Provisions |
Rule 83.1 |
Photography, Radio, and Television |
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(a) General Provisions |
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(b) Definitions |
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(c) Recordings |
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(d) Proceedings Other Than Judicial Proceedings |
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(e) Enforcement |
Rule 83.2 |
Duties of Court Personnel |
Rule 83.3 |
Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum |
Rule 83.4 |
Security in the Courthouse |
Rule 83.5 |
Admission of Attorneys to Practice in the Northern District of Ohio |
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(a) Roll of Attorneys |
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(b) Bar Admission |
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(c) Local Office Requirements |
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(d) Admission by Clerk |
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(e) Admission Upon Motion to the Court |
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(f) Oath or Affirmation |
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(g) Admission and Fees |
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(h) Permission to Participate in Particular Case |
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(i) Change of Address |
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(j) Continuing Maintenance of Good Standing |
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(k) Attorneys Funded from Judiciary Appropriations and Attorneys for the United States of America |
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(l) Southern District of Ohio Reciprocity Agreement |
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(m) Waiver of Attendance at a Northern District of Ohio Federal District Court Practice Seminar |
Rule 83.6 |
Appearance and Practice by Law Students |
Rule 83.7 |
Professional Conduct and Attorney Discipline |
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(a) Standards for Professional Conduct |
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(b) Failure to Comply |
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(c) Attorneys Specially Admitted |
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(d) Disciplinary Proceedings |
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(e) Attorneys Convicted of, Pleading Guilty or Nolo Contendere to Crimes |
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(f) Discipline Imposed By Other Courts |
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(g) Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Courts |
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(h) Disciplinary Action on Consent While Under Investigation or Prosecution |
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(i) Reinstatement |
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(j) Appointment of Counsel |
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(k) Service |
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(l) Public Record |
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(m) Jurisdiction |
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(n) Applicability |
Rule 83.8 |
Judicial Misconduct and Disability |
Rule 83.9 |
Withdrawal of Counsel |
Rule 83.10 |
Assignment of Pro Bono Counsel |
Supplemental Local Rules for Admiralty and Maritime Claims |
Supplemental Rule C.1 Publication |
Supplemental Rule E.1 Property in Possession of Officer or Employee of the United States |
Supplemental Rule E.2 Summary Release from Arrest or Attachment |
Supplemental Rule E.3 Security |
Supplemental Rule E.4 Appraisement and Appraisers |
Supplemental Rule E.5 Sale |
Supplemental Rule E.6 Custody of Vessel |
Supplemental Rule E.7 Accounting by Marshal |
Supplemental Rule E.8 Claims After Sale, How Limited |
Supplemental Rule F.1 Election to Transfer Owner's Interest in Vessel to a Trustee |
Supplemental Rule F.2 Complaint Seeking Appraisement |