Rule 45-1 Clerk’s Authority
Article VII: General Provisions
Rule Text
(a) Practice of Law. Neither the Clerk nor any deputy clerk may practice as an attorney or counselor in any court while in office, except that the Clerk or any deputy clerk may provide legal representation of the NMI Judicial Branch provided that the Court approves of such representation.
(b) Grant or Deny Motions. The Clerk may grant or deny motions as provided by Rule 27-2. The Clerk may act on other motions as authorized by the Court in a particular case.
(c) Notice of Noncompliance.
(1) The Clerk may notify a party whose document, act, or inaction fails to conform to these rules that such noncompliance should be remedied by a specified date. The notice must also state that if the noncompliance is not remedied by the specified date, the matter will be referred to the Court for further action.
(2) If the Clerk refers such noncompliance to the Court, the Court may take any action it deems appropriate, including sanctioning the responsible party or counsel. The Court may also dismiss the case, but dismissal is disfavored unless the party, rather than counsel, is responsible for the noncompliance.