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Local Rules — D. Conn.

84 local rules for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 58

Rule Title
Rule 1 SCOPE OF RULES
Rule 10 PREPARATION OF PLEADINGS
Rule 11 MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND/OR SANCTIONS
Rule 12 Notice to Self-Represented Litigants Regarding Motions to Dismiss
Rule 13 – Rule 15 (RESERVED)
Rule 16 STATUS AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES AND ADR
Rule 17 - Rule 22 (RESERVED)
Rule 2 (RESERVED)
Rule 23 CLASS ACTION - DISPOSITION OF RESIDUAL FUNDS
Rule 24 – Rule 25 (RESERVED)
Rule 26 DUTY OF DISCLOSURE
Rule 27 – Rule 29 (RESERVED)
Rule 3 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION
Rule 30 DEPOSITIONS
Rule 31 - Rule 36 (RESERVED)
Rule 37 DISCOVERY DISPUTES
Rule 38 (RESERVED)
Rule 39 DESIGNATION OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES TO CONDUCT JURY TRIALS
Rule 4 CIVIL PROCESS
Rule 40 ASSIGNMENTS
Rule 41 DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS
Rule 42 CONSOLIDATION
Rule 43 – Rule 44 (RESERVED)
Rule 45 SUBPOENAS
Rule 46 (RESERVED)
Rule 47 SELECTION OF JURORS
Rule 48 - Rule 52 (RESERVED)
Rule 5 SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS
Rule 53 (RESERVED)
Rule 54 TAXATION OF COSTS
Rule 55 (RESERVED)
Rule 56 SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Rule 57 - Rule 66 (RESERVED)
Rule 6 COMPUTATION OF TIME
Rule 67 DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRY
Rule 68 OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND COMPROMISE
Rule 69 - Rule 71 (RESERVED)
Rule 7 MOTION PROCEDURES
Rule 7.1 (RESERVED)
Rule 72 - Rule 73 SEE LOCAL RULES FOR UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Rule 74 – Rule 76 (RESERVED)
Rule 77 ENTRY OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS
Rule 78 (RESERVED)
Rule 79 DOCKET NUMBERS
Rule 8 RULES OF PLEADING
Rule 80 COURT REPORTERS
Rule 81 NATURALIZATION SESSIONS OF THE COURT
Rule 82 (RESERVED)
Rule 83.10 CIVIL PRO BONO PANEL
Rule 83.11 PHOTOGRAPHS, RECORDINGS, AND BROADCASTS
Rule 83.12 AUXILIARY ORDERS
Rule 83.3 SECURITY FOR COSTS
Rule 83.4 OPENING STATEMENTS
Rule 83.5 SECRECY OF JURY DELIBERATIONS AND GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS
Rule 83.6 REMOVAL OF PAPERS AND EXHIBITS
Rule 83.7 TRANSFER OF CASES TO ANOTHER DISTRICT OR UPON REMAND TO A STATE COURT
Rule 83.8 (RESERVED)
Rule 9 (RESERVED)

Criminal Rules 19

Rule Title
Rule 16 (Criminal) DISCOVERY
Rule 17 (Criminal) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Rule 18 - Rule 31 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 1 (Criminal) SCOPE OF RULES
Rule 2 - Rule 15 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 32 (Criminal) DISCLOSURE OF PRESENTENCE REPORTS
Rule 33 - Rule 46 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 47 (Criminal) MOTIONS
Rule 48 - Rule 49 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 50 (Criminal) ASSIGNMENTS
Rule 51 - Rule 54 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 55 (Criminal) RECORDS
Rule 56 (Criminal) (RESERVED)
Rule 57.1 (Criminal) SEALED PROCEEDINGS AND DOCUMENTS
Rule 57.2 (Criminal) OPENING STATEMENTS
Rule 57.3 (Criminal) PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY COUNSEL
Rule 57 (Criminal) RULES BY DISTRICT COURTS / APPEARANCES
Rule 58.1 (Criminal) FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL IN LIEU OF APPEARANCE IN PETTY OFFENSE MATTERS
Rule 58 (Criminal) APPEALS

General Rules 3

Rule Title
Rule 72.1 GENERAL JURISDICTION AND DUTIES OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Rule 72.2 REVIEW
Rule 73 CIVIL TRIAL JURISDICTION

Attorney Rules 4

Rule Title
Rule 83.1 ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS
Rule 83.13 PROHIBITION ON COUNSEL AS WITNESS
Rule 83.2 DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS
Rule 83.9 LAW STUDENT INTERNSHIP RULES