Local Rule Rule 47 (Criminal): MOTIONS

Rule 47 MOTIONS (Amended March 25, 2015)

(a) Any party applying to the Court for an order must do so by motion.

(b) Motions to adopt are not permitted, although a party may indicate in the body of a motion or supporting memorandum of law that an argument of a co-defendant is incorporated by reference. Any such incorporation by reference must identify the motion or memorandum of law incorporated by specifying the name of the co-defendant, the date of filing and the document number. Incorporation by reference of motions or memoranda filed in another case is prohibited. The Court will not consider arguments incorporated by reference unless the requirements of this rule are met.

(c) Counsel filing an omnibus response to motions filed by the opposing party must identify the motions responded to by the names of the motions, their document numbers, where appropriate, the names of the defendants who filed the motions and the dates the motions were filed.

(d) Counsel filing any motion concerning pretrial release or detention, sentencing, supervised release, or probation (other than a motion for extension of time) shall identify, in the body of the motion, the pretrial services or probation officer assigned to the case and whether the officer objects to the relief sought in the motion.