Local Rule LR 83.11: COURT ADMINISTRATION

LR 83.11 COURT ADMINISTRATION

(a) Divisions. The State of Minnesota constitutes one judicial district, divided into six divisions.

(b) Case Assignment. The court assigns cases to particular divisions and particular judges in accordance with the Order for Assignment of Cases that the court's district judges have adopted. The district judges may modify this order from time to time as they see fit.

(c) Offices of the Clerk.

(1) The Clerk of Court maintains offices in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, and Fergus Falls. The clerk will post the offices' business hours and any closures on the court's website. The clerk's offices are closed on the following holidays:

• New Year's Day; • Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday; • Washington's Birthday; • Memorial Day; • Juneteenth National Independence Day; • Independence Day; • Labor Day; • Columbus Day; • Veterans' Day; • Thanksgiving Day; • the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; and • Christmas Day.

(2) In general, the clerk maintains the files for each pending matter in electronic format. A party may file papers relative to any matter in any office, and a party may get copies of publicly filed papers from any office.

(d) Calendars. The court operates on an individual calendar system. Questions about motions, hearing or trial dates, or other issues related to a particular case should be addressed to the courtroom deputy for the judge to whom the case has been assigned.

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; amended November 1, 1996; amended October 29, 2003; amended May 14, 2013; December 1, 2019; amended April 15, 2022]