Local Rule LR 7.1: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
N.D. Iowa — Civil rule
LR 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT a. Plaintiff's Disclosure Statement. Within 21 days after a civil complaint is filed, each nongovernmental plaintiff that is not a natural person must file with the Clerk of Court a disclosure form containing the following:
1. The names of all associations, firms, partnerships, corporations, and other artificial entities that either are related to the plaintiff as a parent, subsidiary, or otherwise, or have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the plaintiff's outcome in the case; and 2. With respect to each such entity, a description of its connection to or interest in the litigation.
b. Defendant's Disclosure Statement. Within 30 days after service of a civil complaint on a nongovernmental defendant that is not a natural person, such defendant must file with the Clerk of Court a statement containing the following:
1. The names of all associations, firms, partnerships, corporations, and other artificial entities that either are related to the defendant as a parent, subsidiary, or otherwise, or have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the defendant's outcome in the case; and 2. With respect to each such entity, a description of its connection to or interest in the litigation.
c. Intervenor's Disclosure Statement. Concurrently with the filing of a request to intervene, each nongovernmental intervenor that is not a natural person must file with the Clerk of Court a statement containing the following:
1. The names of all associations, firms, partnerships, corporations, and other artificial entities that either are related to the intervenor as a parent, subsidiary, or otherwise, or have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the intervenor's outcome in the case; and 2. With respect to each such entity, a description of its connection to or interest in the litigation d. Disclosure Statement Forms. The disclosure form is available on the courts' websites. The disclosure statement form is designed to enable the involved federal judges to evaluate possible bases for disqualification or recusal.
e. Conflicts List. After entering an appearance in a pending civil case, the lawyers for the parties must determine promptly if a presiding judge has filed a conflicts list with the Clerk of Court by doing one of the following:
1. Inspecting the conflicts information on the courts' websites; or 2. Inquiring of the Clerk of Court of the district.
If a conflicts list for the presiding judge has been filed with the Clerk of Court, the lawyer must review the list and notify the Clerk of Court immediately if it appears a presiding judge may have a conflict with any association, firm, partnership, corporation, or other artificial entity either related to any party or having a pecuniary interest in the case.