Local Rule LR 77.1: COURT SCHEDULE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
M.D.N.C. — General rule
LR 77.1 COURT SCHEDULE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
(a) Headquarters. The headquarters of the Court shall be located in Greensboro. All paper documents submitted for filing shall be delivered to the clerk in Greensboro, except that papers may be filed in open court in any court location when permitted by a Judge.
(b) Scheduling. Conferences, hearings, and trials will be scheduled by the Court or by the Clerk at the Court's direction. All sessions of court will commence at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise announced.
(c) Naturalization. Petitions for naturalization will be considered by the Court at Greensboro, North Carolina, on Fridays after the third Mondays in February, May, August, and on the Friday before Thanksgiving in November. In its discretion, the Court may at other times consider petitions for naturalization when made by members of the armed services, seamen on merchant vessels registered under the laws of the United States, members of the immediate families and dependents of such personnel, or other persons in exceptional circumstances.