Local Rule LR 7.3: VIRTUAL PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL MATTERS
D. Minn. — Civil rule
LR 7.3 VIRTUAL PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL MATTERS
(a) General Rule. The court may conduct any civil proceeding virtually by telephone or video. At a virtual proceeding, one or more of the attorneys, parties, or witnesses may appear by telephone or video.
(b) Form of Request. A party may, after conferring with all other parties, request that a proceeding be conducted virtually. The request must be filed and served, and state whether it is opposed and whether any party requests that the proceeding be transcribed.
(c) Public Access. The court must provide instructions for how the public may access any virtual proceeding that is open to the public.
[Adopted effective November 1, 1996; amended May 14, 2013; amended September 29, 2022]
2022 Advisory Committee's Note to LR 7.3
The subject of LR 7.3 has been revised from telephonic hearings to virtual proceedings. The rule applies to all civil proceedings except trials. Virtual appearances at a civil trial may be addressed by the presiding judge without regard to this rule. In light of evolving technology, the rule leaves to the court's discretion how to provide instructions to the public to access virtual proceedings. Obsolete provisions have been deleted.