Local Rule Rule 101: Scope

RULE 101 SCOPE

(a) Application.

These Local Rules apply in criminal actions as defined in Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 1. The court may modify these rules in exceptional circumstances or when justice so requires.

(b) Numbering.

Local Rules concerning criminal practice have been assigned to the "100 series" and thereafter correspond to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Citation.

Citation of a particular provision of the local rules of criminal practice shall be by name and number, including the year of enactment when referring to a previous version of the rule: E.g. Local Criminal Rule or L.Crim.R. 101(e)(2003). If a pleading makes reference to the local rules of this district or of another district or to previous versions of a local rule, the name and number, followed by the abbreviated district name, including the year of enactment when referring to a previous version of the rule: e.g., Local Criminal Rule for the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico or L.Crim.R. 101(d) (D.P.R. 2009), must be given.

(d) Failure to Comply.

The violation or failure to comply with these rules may entail sanctions.

(e) Suspension of the Rules.

The court may suspend or modify the requirements or provisions of any of these rules in a particular case by written order. When a judge issues any order in a specific case which is not consistent with these rules, the order shall constitute a suspension of these rules for the case and only to the extent that it is inconsistent with these rules.