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Local Rules — N.D.N.Y.

208 local rules for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 144

Rule Title
10.1 Form of Papers
11.1 Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Sanctions
12.1 Defenses and Objections – How Presented
13.1 Counterclaims and Cross-Claims
14.1 Impleader
15.1 Form of a Motion to Amend and Its Supporting Documentation
16.1 Civil Case Management
16.2 Discovery Cut-Off
17.1 Actions by or on Behalf of Infants and/or Incompetents
18.1 Joinder of Claims and Remedies
19.1 Joinder of Persons Necessary for Just Adjudication
20.1 Permissive Joinder of Parties
2.1 One Form of Action
21.1 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
22.1 Interpleader
23.1 Designation of "Class Action" in the Caption
23.2 Certification of a Class Action
24.1 Intervention
25.1 Substitution of Parties
26.1 Form of Certain Discovery Documents
26.2 Filing Discovery
26.3 Production of Expert Witness Information
26.4 Timing of Discovery
27.1 Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
28.1 Persons Before Whom Depositions Shall be Taken
29.1 Discovery Stipulations
30.1 Depositions
3.1 Civil Cover Sheet
31.1 Depositions On Written Questions
3.2 Venue
32.1 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
3.3 Complex and Multi-district Litigation
33.1 Interrogatories
34.1 Production of Documents and Things
35.1 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
36.1 Requests for Admission
37.1 Form of Discovery Motions
38.1 Notation of "Jury Demand" in the Pleading
39.1 Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
39.2 Submission of Pretrial Papers
40.1 Case Assignment System
40.2 Preferences
40.3 Trial Calendar
4.1 Service of Process
41.1 Settlements, Apportionments and Allowances in Wrongful Death Actions
41.2 Dismissal of Actions
41.3 Actions Dismissed by Stipulation
42.1 Separation of Issues in Civil Suits
43.1 Examination of Witnesses
44.1 Official Records
45.1 Subpoenas
46.1 Exceptions to Rulings
47.1 Grand and Petit Jurors
47.2 Jury Selection
47.3 Assessment of Juror Costs
47.4 Jury Deliberation
47.5 Jury Contact Prohibition
47.6 Social Media Juror Inquiries
48.1 Number of Jurors
49.1 Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
50.1 Judgment as a Matter of Law in Actions Tried by Jury; Alternative Motion for New Trial; Conditional Rulings
5.1 Service and Filing of Papers
5.1.1 Electronic Case Filing
51.1 Instructions to the Jury
5.2 Prepayment of Fees
52.1 Proposed Findings in Civil Cases
5.3 Schedule of Fees
53.1 Masters
53.2 Master's Fees
53.3 Oath of Master, Commissioner, etc.
5.4 Civil Actions Filed In Forma Pauperis; Applications for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
54.1 Taxation of Costs
54.2 Jury Cost Assessment
54.3 Award of Attorney's Fees
54.4 Allowances to Attorneys and Receivers
5.5 Filing by Facsimile or E-mail
55.1 Certificate of Entry of Default
55.2 Default Judgment
5.6 Service of the Writ in Exclusion and Deportation Cases
56.1 Summary Judgment Procedure
56.2 Notice to Pro Se Litigants of the Consequences of Failing to Respond to a Summary Judgment Motion
5.7 Documents to be provided to the Clerk
57.1 Declaratory Judgment
5.8 Recording of Proceedings
58.1 Entry of Judgment
58.2 Entering Satisfaction of Judgment or Decree
59.1 New Trial; Amendment of Judgment
60.1 Relief from Judgment or Order
6.1 Calculation of Time Periods
61.1 Harmless Error
62.1 Stay of Proceedings
62.2 Supersedeas Bond
63.1 Disability of a Judge
64.1 Seizure of Person or Property
65.1 Injunctions
65.1.1 Sureties
65.2 Temporary Restraining Orders
66.1 Receiverships
67.1 Deposits in Court
67.2 Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 67
67.3 Bonds and Other Sureties
67.4 Refund of Overpayments
67.5 Payments Generally
68.1 Settlement Conferences
68.2 Settlement Procedures
69.1 Execution
70.1 Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
7.1 Motion Practice
71.1 Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
71.1.1 Condemnation Cases
72.1 Authority of Magistrate Judges
72.2 Duties of Magistrate Judges
72.3 Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges
72.4 Habeas Corpus
72.5 Habeas Corpus Petitions Involving the Death Penalty; Special Requirements
73.1 Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent
74.1 Method of Appeal to District Judge in Consent Cases
75.1 Proceedings on Appeal from Magistrate Judge to District Judge under Rule 73(d)
76.1 Bankruptcy Cases
76.2 Bankruptcy Appeals
76.3 Bankruptcy Record of Transmittal, Certificate of Facts, and Proposed Findings Pursuant to Title 11, Section 110(i)
8.1 Personal Privacy Protection
81.1 Removal Bonds
81.2 Copies of State Court Proceedings in Removed Actions
81.3 Removed Cases, Demand for Jury Trial
81.4 Actions Removed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452
82.1 Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
83.10 Commission to Take Testimony
83.13 Sealed Matters
83.5 Contempt
83.6 Transfer of Cases to Another District
83.7 Mandatory Mediation Plan
83.8 Assisted Mediation Program
83.9 Judicial Mediation in Prisoner Civil Rights Cases
9.1 Request for Three-Judge Court
9.2 Requirement to File a Civil RICO Statement
Rule 1 (Social Security) Scope of the Rules
Rule A (Admiralty) Scope of the Rules
Rule B (Admiralty) Maritime Attachment and Garnishment
Rule C (Admiralty) Actions in Rem - Special Provisions
Rule D (Admiralty) Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions
Rule E (Admiralty) Actions In Rem and Quasi In Rem - General Provisions
Rule F (Admiralty) Limitation of Liability
Rule G (Admiralty) Special Rules

Criminal Rules 34

Rule Title
11.1 (Criminal) Pleas
1.1 (Criminal) Scope of the Rules
12.1 (Criminal) Motions and Other Papers
1.2 (Criminal) Electronic Case Filing
13.1 (Criminal) Sealed Matters
1.3 (Criminal) Personal Privacy Protection
14.1 (Criminal) Discovery
15.1 THROUGH 16.1 (Criminal) Reserved
17.1.1 (Criminal) Pretrial Conferences
17.1 (Criminal) Subpoenas
18.1 THROUGH 19.1 (Criminal) Reserved
20.1 (Criminal) Transfer from a District for Plea and Sentence
21.1 THROUGH 23.1 (Criminal) Reserved
2.1 THROUGH 4.1 (Criminal) Reserved
23.1 (Criminal) Free Press- Fair Trial Directives
24.1 THROUGH 30.1 (Criminal) Reserved
30.1 (Criminal) Jury Instructions
31.1 (Criminal) Reserved
32.1 (Criminal) Presentence Reports
33.1 THROUGH 43.1 (Criminal) Reserved
44.1 (Criminal) Right to and Assignment of Counsel
44.2 (Criminal) Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel
44.3 (Criminal) Reimbursement for Translation or Interpretation Services
45.1 (Criminal) Excludable Time under the Speedy Trial Act
46.1 (Criminal) Pretrial Services and Release on Bail
47.1 (Criminal) Motions
48.1 THROUGH 56.1 (Criminal) Reserved
5.1.1 THROUGH 10.1 (Criminal) Reserved
5.1 (Criminal) Notice of Arrest
57.1 (Criminal) Criminal Cover Sheets
57.2 (Criminal) Release of Bond
58.1 (Criminal) Magistrate Judges
58.2 (Criminal) Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
59.1 THROUGH 60.1 (Criminal) Reserved

General Rules 20

Rule Title
1.1 Scope of the Rules
1.2 Availability of the Local Rules
1.3 Local Patent Rules
77.1 Hours of Court
77.2 Orders
77.3 Sessions of Court
77.4 Court Library
77.5 Official Newspapers
77.6 Release of Information
77.7 Official Station of the Clerk
78.1 Motion Days
79.1 Custody of Exhibits and Transcripts
79.2 Books and Records of the Clerk
80.1 Stenographic Transcript: Court Reporting Fees
82.2 Waiver of Judicial Disqualification
83.12 Production and Disclosure of Documents and Testimony of Judicial Personnel in Legal Proceedings
83.14 Appearances of Former Judicial Officers
84.1 Forms
85.1 Title
86.1 Effective Date

Attorney Rules 5

Rule Title
83.1 Admission to the Bar
83.11 Student Practice
83.2 Appearance and Withdrawal of Attorney
83.3 Pro Bono Service
83.4 Discipline of Attorneys

Patent Rules 5

Rule Title
Rule 1 (Patent) Introduction
Rule 2 (Patent) General Provisions
Rule 3 (Patent) Patent Disclosures
Rule 4 (Patent) Claim Construction Proceedings
Rule 5 (Patent) Post Claim Construction Procedures