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Local Rules — N.D. Iowa

63 local rules for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 37

Rule Title
LR 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE; SCOPE
LR 10 FORM OF DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE COURT; CITATIONS TO STATUTES; PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS
LR 11 SIGNING OF FILINGS
LR 14 MOTIONS TO BRING IN THIRD PARTY
LR 15 MOTIONS TO AMEND PLEADINGS
LR 16 SCHEDULING ORDER AND DISCOVERY PLAN
LR 16A FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
LR 23 CLASS AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS; DERIVATIVE ACTIONS; ACTIONS RELATING TO UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
LR 26 PRETRIAL DISCOVERY AND DISCLOSURES
LR 3 COMMENCING CIVIL CASES
LR 33 FORM OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS
LR 37 DISCOVERY DISPUTES – MOTIONS TO COMPEL
LR 41 DISMISSALS OF ACTIONS
LR 43 INTERPRETERS
LR 47 CONTACT WITH JURORS
LR 48 CIVIL JURIES
LR 5 SERVICE; ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS; SEALED DOCUMENTS; IN CAMERA DOCUMENTS
LR 51 JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS
LR 54 TAXATION AND PAYMENT OF COSTS
LR 54A ATTORNEY FEES
LR 56 SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LR 5A ELECTRONIC FILING AND ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CASE FILES
LR 65 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS
LR 67 DEPOSIT OF FUNDS WITH COURT
LR 7 MOTIONS AND OTHER REQUESTS FOR COURT ACTION
LR 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
LR 72 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES
LR 72A APPEALS FROM RULINGS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES IN CIVIL CASES
LR 72B ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
LR 73 CONDUCT OF TRIALS AND DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES BY MAGISTRATE JUDGES UPON CONSENT OF THE PARTIES – 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)
LR 77 HEADQUARTERS OF DISTRICT AND OFFICIAL STATION OF CLERK OF COURT
LR 79 OFFICIAL COURT RECORD, AND DOCKETING AND TRANSCRIPTS
LR 81 REMOVED ACTIONS
LR 83B SETTLEMENT DEADLINE
LR 83D OPENING STATEMENTS AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS
LR 83E EXHIBITS
LR 83F AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC RECORDINGS

Criminal Rules 22

Rule Title
LCrR 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS; SCOPE
LCrR 10 WRITTEN ARRAIGNMENT, PLEA, AND WAIVER OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE FORM
LCrR 11 PLEA HEARINGS
LCrR 12 MOTION, NOTICE, AND REQUEST DEADLINES
LCrR 16.1 DISCOVERY
LCrR 17 SUBPOENAS AND WRITS
LCrR 24 JURY SELECTION IN MULTI-DEFENDANT CASES
LCrR 28 INTERPRETERS
LCrR 3 COMPLAINTS
LCrR 32 SENTENCING HEARINGS; DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES PROBATION OFFICE
LCrR 41 SEARCH WARRANTS
LCrR 47 RESISTANCES TO MOTIONS
LCrR 5 APPEAL AND RECONSIDERATION OF RELEASE AND DETENTION ORDERS
LCrR 55 CRIMINAL CASE FILES AND DOCKETING
LCrR 57 RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY LAWYERS IN CRIMINAL CASES
LCrR 57A RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY COURTHOUSE PERSONNEL IN CRIMINAL CASES
LCrR 57B EXHIBITS
LCrR 58 SCHEDULE OF FINES
LCrR 59 APPEALS FROM RULINGS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES IN CRIMINAL CASES
LCrR 6 GRAND JURY RETURN
LCrR 6A CONTACT WITH GRAND JURORS
LCrR 7 INDICTMENT

General Rules 2

Rule Title
LR 83A JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND DISABILITY
LR 83C POSSESSION AND USE OF CAMERAS, RECORDING DEVICES, RADIO, TELEVISION, PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMUNICATION DEVICES, COMPUTERS, AND COURTHOUSE SECURITY

Attorney Rules 1

Rule Title
LR 83 LAWYERS

Appellate Rules 1

Rule Title
LR 8001 BANKRUPTCY APPEALS