Local Rule Rule 77: ENTRY OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS

Rule 77 ENTRY OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS (Amended April 11, 2018)

(a) Entry of Orders and Judgments by the Court 1. A memorandum filed by the Judge or Magistrate Judge of the decision of a motion that does not finally determine all claims for relief shall constitute the required order unless such memorandum directs the submission of an order in more extended form.

2. The notation in the appropriate docket of an "order," as defined in the previous paragraph, shall constitute the entry of the order.

(b) Entry of Orders and Judgments by the Clerk In addition to the other orders that the Clerk is authorized to sign, enter, or both pursuant to these Local Rules or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is authorized, in the absence of contrary instructions issued by a Judge with respect to any case assigned to such Judge, to sign and enter the following orders and judgments without further direction of the Court:

1. Consent judgments for the payment of money; orders on consent dismissing actions, withdrawing stipulations, exonerating sureties and permitting visiting lawyers to appear; orders setting aside defaults entered under Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(a); and orders entered pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4.1(a) specially appointing persons to serve process other than a summons or subpoena.

2. Subject to the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) and 58, judgments upon a general verdict of a jury, or upon a decision by the Court. Every judgment shall be set forth on a separate document and shall become effective only when its substance is entered in the civil docket pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 79(a).

(c) Legal Holidays For the purpose of Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 and 77(c), and for all other purposes, the following are hereby designated Legal Holidays for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut:

New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Presidents' Day (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday in October), Veterans' Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), Christmas Day (December 25); or whenever any such day falls on Sunday, the Monday next following such day; or whenever any such day falls on Saturday, the Friday preceding such day; and any other day appointed as a holiday by the President or the Congress of the United States.

When a particular holiday is celebrated on different days by the Federal government and the State of Connecticut, then the day designated by the Federal government, and not the day designated by the State of Connecticut, shall be observed as a holiday by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

(d) District Court Library The United States District Court Libraries are primarily for use by Court personnel. Attorneys and self-represented litigants are permitted to use the libraries on days when they have matters scheduled in the courthouse. Books may be used within the library. Wi-fi is available. Use of library computers, printers, and copy machines is limited to court personnel only. Any Judge of this Court shall have discretion to suspend the access of any person to the library for inappropriate behavior or when the needs of the Court so require.

(e) Order or Mandate of Appellate Court Any order or mandate of an appellate Court, when received by the Clerk of the District Court, shall be entered on the docket and shall automatically become the order or judgment of the District Court without further order, except that if such order or judgment of the appellate court requires further proceedings in the District Court other than a new trial, the Judge to whom the case is assigned shall determine what, if any, further order(s) may be necessary.