Local Rule 3.1: Case Opening
D.N.H. — Civil rule
3.1 Case Opening
(a) Assignment of Cases. Except as otherwise provided in LR 42.1, LCrR 13.1, or otherwise entered as an order on the public docket, cases are not specifically assigned to a particular judge.
(b) Civil Cover Sheet. Except as otherwise provided, every initial filing shall be accompanied by a completed civil cover sheet. The clerk's office shall promptly notify any party of the omission of a civil cover sheet. Pro se parties are exempt from this requirement.
Matters appearing only on the civil cover sheet shall have no legal effect in that action. Civil cover sheets are available in the clerk's office.
(§ (a) added 12/1/25)