Local Rule LAdR 1: Title and Scope

LAdR 1. Title and Scope.

(a) The Title of these Rules is "Local Rules for Admiralty and Maritime Claims in the United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia."

(b) These Rules apply to admiralty and maritime claims within the meaning and contemplation of Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and remedies within Supplemental Rule A of the Supplemental Rules For Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless inconsistent therewith. The general local rules are also applicable unless inconsistent herewith.