Local Rule 1.1: Scope of the Rules
N.D.N.Y. — General rule
1.1 Scope of the Rules
(a) Title and Citation. These are the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. They shall be cited as "L.R. ."
(b) Effective Date; Transitional Provision. These Rules became effective on January 1, 2020. Recent amendments are noted with the phrase (Amended January 1, 2020).
(c) Scope of the Rules; Construction. These Rules supplement the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. They shall be construed to be consistent with those Rules and to promote the just, efficient and economical determination of every action and proceeding.
(d) Sanctions and Penalties for Noncompliance. Failure of an attorney or of a party to comply with any provision of these Rules, General Orders of this District, Orders of the Court, or the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure shall be a ground for imposition of sanctions.
(e) Definitions.
1. The word "court," except where the context otherwise requires, refers to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
2. The word "judge" refers either to a United States District Judge or to a United States Magistrate Judge.
3. The words "assigned judge," except where the context otherwise requires, refer to the United States District Judge or United States Magistrate Judge exercising jurisdiction with respect to a particular action or proceeding.
4. The words "Chief Judge" refer to the Chief Judge or a judge temporarily performing the duties of Chief Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 136(e).
5. The word "clerk" refers to the Clerk of the Court or to a deputy clerk whom the Clerk designates to perform services of the general class provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 77.
6. The word "marshal" refers to the United States Marshal of this District and includes deputy marshals.
7. The word "party" includes a party's representative.
8. Reference in these Rules to an attorney for a party is in no way intended to preclude a party from appearing pro se, in which case reference to an attorney applies to the pro se litigant.
9. Where appropriate, the "singular" shall include the "plural" and vice versa.