Local Rule RULE 12.1: PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS

RULE 12.1 PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS

(A) In the event a defendant desires to file any pretrial motion, the motion supported by a brief must be filed within 21 days of arraignment, or such later time as may be set by the presiding judge.

(B) All written pleadings, motions, and other papers in a criminal case filed in this district must be signed by the attorney of record, in the attorney's individual name, whose address, telephone number, and typed name will also be stated. A defendant who is not represented by counsel must sign pleadings in the same manner.

(C) The signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by the signer that the signer has read the pleading, motion, or other paper; that, to the best of the signer's knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is well-grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is not signed, it will be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant.