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Local Rules — E.D. Pa.

51 local rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 42

Rule Title
7.1.1 Citations to Audio Record
Rule 14.1 Time of Motion to Join Third Party
Rule 16.1 Pretrial Procedure
Rule 16.2 Civil Cases Exempt From Issuance of a Scheduling Order
Rule 23.1 Class Actions
Rule 26.1 Discovery
Rule 39.1 Summations by Attorney
Rule 39.3 Records, Files and Exhibits
Rule 39.3.1 Video Recordings
Rule 40.1 Assignment of Court Business
Rule 40.1.1 Emergency Judge
Rule 40.3 Calendar Control; Operating Procedures
Rule 40.3.1 Calendar Review
Rule 4.1 Special Appointment for Service of Process
Rule 4.1.1 Lis Pendens
Rule 41.1 Dismissal and Abandonment of Actions
Rule 4.1.2 Summons Enforcement Proceedings Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sections 7402(b) and 7604(a)
Rule 41.2 Minors, Incapacitated Persons, and Decedents' Estates.
Rule 4.1.3 Acceptance of Service in Cases Seeking Social Security Review
Rule 42.1 Consolidation of Cases
Rule 43.1 Conduct of Trials
Rule 45.1 Subpoenas for Trial
Rule 45.1.1 Appearance of Judicial Officer of this Court as Character Witness
Rule 48.1 Number of Jurors in Civil Trials
Rule 5.1 Appearances
Rule 5.1.1 Pleading Claim for Unliquidated Damages
Rule 5.1.2 Electronic Case Filing
Rule 5.1.3 Modification or Redaction of Personal Identifiers
Rule 5.1.5 Documents Filed Under Seal
Rule 53.1 Marshal's Sales
Rule 53.2 Arbitration
Rule 53.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Rule 54.1 Costs: Taxation, Payment
Rule 56.1 Judgments pursuant to a Warrant of Attorney
Rule 67.1 Bail, Sureties and Security
Rule 67.2 Deposits in Court
Rule 7.1 Motion Practice
Rule 72.1 United States Magistrate Judges
Rule 7.4 Notices; Stipulations
Rule 9.3 Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (non-death penalty)
Rule 9.4 Motions to Vacate Sentence Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (non-death penalty)
Rule 9.5 Capital cases: Petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and Motions to Vacate Sentence Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255

General Rules 3

Rule Title
Rule 1.1 Effective Date
Rule 1.1.1 Standing Orders
Rule 83.3 Broadcasting, Filming and Recording in Courtrooms and Appurtenant Areas

Attorney Rules 6

Rule Title
Rule 83.5 Admission to Practice
Rule 83.5.1 Student Practice Rule
Rule 83.5.2 Associate Counsel
Rule 83.6 Rules of Attorney Conduct
Rule 83.6.1 Expedition of Court Business
Rule XIII Effective Date