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Local Rules — D.N.H.

173 local rules for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 69

Rule Title
10.1 Pseudonym Litigant
15.1 Motions to Amend
16.1 Preliminary Pretrial Conferences
16.2 Final Pretrial Statements
16.3 Final Pretrial Conferences
16.4 Altering Deadlines
17.1 Settlements on Behalf of Minors
23.1 Class Actions
24.1 [reserved]
26.1 Discovery Plan
26.2 Protective Orders
3.1 Case Opening
37.1 Motions to Compel
38.1 Notation of Jury Demand
39.1 Courtroom Practice
39.2 Continuances
39.3 Views
40.1 Assignment of Cases to Tracks
40.2 Assignment of Remanded Cases
4.1 Summons; Waiver of Service for Summons
41.1 Settlements
4.2 In Forma Pauperis Applications
42.1 Related Cases
4.3 Filings by Pro Se or In Forma Pauperis Plaintiffs, Pro Se or In Forma Pauperis Removal Defendants and Incarcerated Plaintiffs
4.4 Payment of Fees
45.1 Bench Warrants
45.2 Witnesses in Cases Proceeding In Forma Pauperis
45.3 Writs of Habeas Corpus
45.4 [reserved]
45.5 Attorneys as Witnesses
47.1 Dissemination of Juror Questionnaires
47.2 Jury Selection
47.3 Communications with Jurors
48.1 Number of Jurors
5.1 Format and Service of Filings
5.2 Nonconforming Filings
5.3 Citation Format for Opinions Issued by This Court
53.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
5.4 Filing and Service by Electronic Means
54.1 Bill of Costs
54.2 Assessment of Juror Costs
55.1 Default
56.1 Summary Judgment
6.1 Computation of Time
62.1 Bonds or Other Security Staying Execution of Money Judgment
65.1 Draft of Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction
65.1.1 Sureties
67.1 Security for Costs
67.2 Deposit of Registry Funds Into Interest-Bearing Account
67.3 Disbursal of Registry Funds
67.4 Form of Payment Accepted
67.5 Qualified Settlement Funds
69.1 Writs of Execution; Related Proceedings
7.1 Motions
7.1.1 Disclosure Statements
7.2 Specified Motions
72.1 Duties of Magistrate Judge
72.2 Response to Objection to Magistrate Judge Order on Nondispositive Matter
7.3 Hazardous Pleadings and Exhibits
73.1 Assignment of Cases to Magistrate Judge
7.4 Habeas Corpus Petitions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
7.5 Habeas Corpus Petitions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255; Petitioner's Right to Reply
8.1 [reserved]
81.1 Removal Actions
83.14 Exhibits and Witness List
9.1 Social Security Cases
9.2 Requests for Three-Judge Court
9.3 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Cases
9.4 Cases under § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B)

Criminal Rules 37

Rule Title
LCrR 10.1 Trial Date
LCrR 10.2 Complex Cases
LCrR 10.3 Post-Arraignment Meeting
LCrR 1.1 General Rules (Criminal)
LCrR 11.1 Entry of Guilty Plea Without Plea Agreement
LCrR 11.2 Request for Expedited Plea and Sentencing Hearing In Certain Reentry After Deportation Cases
LCrR 11.3 Disclosure of Medications
LCrR 12.1 Motion Practice
LCrR 12.2 [reserved]
LCrR 12.3 [reserved]
LCrR 12.4.1 Disclosure Statement
LCrR 13.1 Related Criminal Cases
LCrR 16.1 Routine Discovery
LCrR 16.2 Due Diligence and Duty to Supplement
LCrR 16.3 Motions Seeking Routine Discovery
LCrR 17.1 Subpoenas
LCrR 17.1.1 Final Pretrial Conference
LCrR 24.1 Jury Selection
LCrR 26.1 [reserved]
LCrR 30.1 Jury Instructions
LCrR 32.1 Guideline Sentencing
LCrR 32.2 Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release
LCrR 32.3 [reserved]
LCrR 32.4 Repayment of Financial Obligations
LCrR 40.1 Commitment to Another District
LCrR 44.1 Appointment of Counsel
LCrR 44.2 [reserved]
LCrR 44.3 Withdrawal of Appearances
LCrR 45.1 Computation of Time
LCrR 46.1 Conditions of Bail
LCrR 48.1 Dismissal
LCrR 5.1 Documents Signed by Criminal Defendants at Initial Appearance or Arraignment
LCrR 57.1 Release of Information in Criminal Cases
LCrR 57.2 [Renumbered to LCrR 12.4(a) 1/1/03]
LCrR 57.3 [Renumbered to LCrR 12.4(b) 1/1/03]
LCrR 58.1 Procedure for Misdemeanors & Other Petty Offenses; Payment in Lieu of Collateral
LCrR 6.1 Grand Jury Security

General Rules 51

Rule Title
1.1 General Rules
1.2 Availability; Amendments of Local Rules
1.3 Sanctions; Relief From Failure to Comply
77.1 Clerk's Office
77.2 Orders by Clerk of Court
77.3 Filings
77.4 Bankruptcy
77.5 Agreement with Districts of Rhode Island and Maine
77.6 Communications With Judicial Officers
80.1 Record of Proceedings
83.10 Courthouse Security
83.11 Pending Matters in Stayed Cases
83.12 Sealed Documents
83.13 Judicial Misconduct
83.15 Courtroom Technology
83.16 Presentation of Electronic Evidence to a Deliberating Jury, Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS)
83.17 [reserved]
83.8 Photographing; Broadcasting; Televising
83.9 Provisions for Special Orders in Widely Publicized and Sensational Cases
9.5 Electronic Case Filing Rules
AP 1.1 General Rules (Electronic Case Filing)
AP 1.2 Relief From Administrative Procedures; Failure to Comply
AP 2.1 Scope of Electronic Filing
AP 2.10 Technical Failure
AP 2.11 Refund of Fees Paid Electronically
AP 2.2 Consequences of Electronic Filing
AP 2.3 Format and Quality Control
AP 2.4 Civil and Miscellaneous Case Opening Documents
AP 2.5 Attachments/Non-Trial Exhibits
AP 2.6 Certified Documents/Records and Social Security Administrative Records
AP 2.7 Signatures on Electronically Filed Documents
AP 2.8 Service of Electronically Filed Documents
AP 2.9 [reserved]
AP 3.1 Conventional Filings in Criminal Cases
AP 3.10 Service of Conventional Filings
AP 3.2 Conventional Filings in Civil/Miscellaneous Cases
AP 3.3 Sealed Matters
AP 3.4 Ex Parte Pleadings
AP 3.5 Conventional Filings by Email
AP 3.6 Trial Exhibits/Exhibit Lists
AP 3.7 Notice of Appeal
AP 3.8 Pro Hac Vice Motions
AP 3.9 Letters and Correspondence
AP 4.1 Court Orders
AP 4.2 Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings in this District
AP 4.3 Transcripts of Court Proceedings in Other Courts
AP 5.1 Public Access at the Court
AP 5.2 Internet Access
AP 5.3 Conventional Copies and Certified Copies
AP 6.1 Participants
AP 6.2 Registration

Attorney Rules 7

Rule Title
83.1 Bar of District Court
83.2 Practice by Persons Not Members of the Bar of This Court
83.3 Conferred Disciplinary Jurisdiction
83.4 Promulgation of Disciplinary Rules
83.5 Disciplinary Rules
83.6 Appearances
83.7 Limited Representation by Counsel

Patent Rules 9

Rule Title
9.6 Patent Cases
SPR 1.1 Scope of Supplemental Rules (Patent)
SPR 2.1 Pleading Patent Infringement Claims or Counterclaims
SPR 3.1 Scheduling Conference, Discovery Plan, and Discovery Order
SPR 4.1 General Provisions Governing Patent Disclosures
SPR 5.1 Preliminary Patent Disclosures
SPR 6.1 Claim Construction Proceedings
SPR 7.1 Final Patent Disclosures
SPR 8.1 Expert Discovery