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Local Rules — D.P.R.

69 local rules for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 39

Rule Title
Rule 10 Form of Pleadings
Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers
Rule 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Rule 26 Discovery
Rule 3 Commencement of an Action
Rule 30 Depositions
Rule 3.1 Commencement of an Action under Title VI of PROMESA
Rule 38 Demand for Jury Trial
Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 3A Assignment, Reassignment of Cases and Calendar Conflicts
Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions
Rule 42 Consolidation
Rule 43 Taking of Testimony
Rule 47 Jurors
Rule 5 Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Rule 51 Instructions to Jury
Rule 5.2 Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court
Rule 54 Attorney's Fees and Costs
Rule 55 Default
Rule 56 Summary Judgment
Rule 6 Computing and Extending Time
Rule 65 Injunctions
Rule 67 Deposit into Court
Rule 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement
Rule 72 Duties of United States Magistrate Judges
Rule 73 Assignment of Cases to United States Magistrate Judges
Rule 77 Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority
Rule 77A Communications with Judges
Rule 79 Records Kept by the Clerk
Rule 83J Court-annexed Mediation
Rule 83L Pro Bono Program
Rule 9 Social Security Cases
Rule A Scope of Rules
Rule C Actions in Rem: Special Provisions
Rule D Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions
Rule E Actions in Rem and Quasi in Rem: General Provisions
Rule F Limitation of Liability
Rule H Special Rules

Criminal Rules 20

Rule Title
Rule 101 Scope
Rule 106 The Grand Jury
Rule 107 The Indictment and the Information
Rule 111 Pleas
Rule 112 Pleadings and Pretrial Motions
Rule 116 Discovery
Rule 116A Special Procedures for Recordings
Rule 116B Notification to Law Enforcement Agencies and Preservation of Rough Notes
Rule 116C Confidential Materials; Impounding
Rule 117.1 Status and Pretrial Conferences
Rule 123 Jury or Non-jury Trial
Rule 124 Trial Jurors
Rule 130 Jury Instructions
Rule 132 Sentencing and Judgment
Rule 132.1 Disclosures in Revocation Proceedings
Rule 144A Appointment of Counsel and Case Management in Capital Cases
Rule 146 Release from Custody [Bonds in Criminal Cases]
Rule 147 Motions, Oppositions, and Replies
Rule 159 Matters Before a Magistrate Judge
Rule 162 Attorneys: Appearances and Withdrawals

General Rules 5

Rule Title
Rule 83F Security
Rule 83G Court Proceedings; Release of Information
Rule 83H Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability
Rule 83K Bankruptcy
Rule 83M Dress Code

Attorney Rules 4

Rule Title
Rule 83B Law Student Practice
Rule 83C District Bar Examination
Rule 83D Attorneys: Appearances and Withdrawals
Rule 83E Attorneys: Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement

Appellate Rules 1

Rule Title
Rule 83I Certificates of Appealability