Local Rule AP 3.1: Conventional Filings in Criminal Cases
D.N.H. — General rule
3.1 Conventional Filings in Criminal Cases Unless otherwise provided herein, the clerk's office will add to the court's public electronic docket all non-sealed conventionally filed documents referenced in this section.
(a) Criminal Charging Documents. All charging documents, including indictments, superseding indictments, informations, complaints and citations or violation notices, and accompanying documents such as supporting affidavits, warrants for arrest, praecipe for summons or warrant, summons (if applicable) and criminal case cover sheets, shall be conventionally filed. Issued warrants for arrest and criminal case cover sheets will not be added to the court's electronic docket.
(b) Criminal Applications and Accompanying Affidavits. The following applications, accompanying affidavits and warrants/proposed orders, shall be conventionally filed: seizure warrants, search warrants, pen registers (wire tap requests), and electronic tracking device requests. Issued search/seizure warrants and pen registers (wire tap requests) will not be added to the court's public electronic docket.
(c) Return of Service Documents in Criminal Cases. All returns of service or other returns in criminal cases shall be conventionally filed.
(d) Grand Jury Matters. All grand jury matters shall be conventionally filed and not added to the court's public electronic docket, including but not limited to the following: record of grand jurors concurring, motions to quash subpoena, motions to compel production/testimony, motions for immunity, motions for appointment of counsel, petitions for writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum/prosequendum, applications to disclose income tax returns/information, and notification required by Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(3)(B) & (D).
(e) Documents Signed by Criminal Defendants. All documents containing the signature of a criminal defendant, with the exception of Financial Affidavits, shall be filed either conventionally or electronically in scanned PDF format. Financial Affidavits will be sealed and will not be added to the court's public electronic docket.
(f) Undocketed Submissions. The following documents may be received in paper by the clerk's office in a criminal case, but will not be added to the public docket in either electronic or conventional format unless ordered by the court: Pretrial Services Reports and Statements of Reasons.
(g) CJA Materials. All requests under the CJA shall be filed using eVoucher, and will not be added to the court's public electronic docket.
(h) Juvenile Matters. All documents filed in juvenile criminal matters shall be conventionally filed unless the court rules that the juvenile shall be tried as an adult.
(§ (h) amended 5/1/05; § (g) amended 12/1/09; preamble and §§ (a), (b), and (g), amended 6/1/11; §§ (a), (b), (d), (e) and (g) amended, § (f) removed; §§ (g), (h) and (i) relettered 12/1/15; preamble relocated, § (e) amended 12/1/21)