Local Rule LR 7.5: APPLICATIONS TO JUDGES IN CHAMBERS

LR 7.5 APPLICATIONS TO JUDGES IN CHAMBERS

(A) Judge to Whom Request Submitted. Whenever an attorney seeks an immediate order of the Court, the attorney must submit a motion to the district judge to whom the case has been assigned if the district judge is present within the district. If the district judge is not available or if the case has not yet been assigned to a particular judge, the attorney shall contact the clerk for instructions as to which judge the motion should be submitted. All courtesy copies of proposed orders must be clearly marked.

(B) Proper Notice to Adversary. Whenever an attorney desires to confer with a judge or magistrate judge of this Court in chambers with regard to a pending case, the attorney shall first give proper notice to opposing counsel, disclosing the date, hour, and nature of the conference sought, and shall satisfy the district judge or magistrate judge that such notice has been given. Emergency situations in which it is impossible to contact opposing counsel and those situations (other than motions to proceed in forma pauperis) where ex parte motions or applications are contemplated by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are excepted from this rule.