Local Rule LCrR47.1: Motions
W.D. La. — Criminal rule
LCrR47.1 Motions
(a) Motions and Supporting Affidavits. Unless otherwise directed by the court, motions must comply with the form requirements set forth in Local Civil Rules 7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.9, 10.1, and 11.1. Any response to a motion, including opposing affidavits, memoranda, and supporting documents as are then available, must be filed within the delay set by the court.
(b) Motions to Suppress. Motions to suppress pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(b) must be filed within the delay set by the court. The motion must be supported by a memorandum citing the most relevant Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority. Evidentiary hearings will not be granted on bare-bones motions to suppress.
(c) Format of Caption in Multi-Defendant Criminal Cases. For multi-defendant criminal cases, the number of the defendant(s) to whom any filing applies, must be included to the right of the case numbers contained in the caption. The caption on the left must include only the names of the defendant(s) to whom the filing pertains.