RULES

RULES

OF THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

EFFECTIVE AS OF SEPTEMBER 2015

Updated: September 2016 E. Barrett Prettyman

United States Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20001

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 333 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Clerk's Office Information Clerk, Committee on Grievances Court Reporter Probation Office Information

OTHER U.S. COURTHOUSE NUMBERS Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit/Information Circuit Executive US Marshals Service Information Cafeteria Health Unit

RELATED PHONE NUMBERS U.S. Attorney's Office Information D.C. Superior Court Information Federal Public Defender D.C. Attorney General's Office

(202) 354-3000 (202) 354-3320 (202) 354-3044 (202) 565-1300

(202) 216-7350 (202) 354-3150 (202) 216-7000 (202) 216-7340 (202) 353-0600 (202) 289-4015 (202) 219-4739

(202) 514-7566 (202) 879-1010 (202) 208-7500 (202) 727-3400

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COURT PERSONNEL Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell, Rm. 6600

Active Judges Emmet G. Sullivan, Rm. 4935A Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Rm. 6939A Reggie B. Walton, Rm. 6403A Richard J. Leon, Rm. 6315 Rosemary M. Collyer, Rm. 2528 James E. Boasberg, Rm. 6321 Amy B. Jackson, Rm. 2528 Rudolph Contreras, Rm. 4903 Ketanji B. Jackson, Rm. 6309 Christopher R. Cooper, Rm. 6903 Tanya S. Chutkan, Rm. 2309 Randolph D. Moss, Rm. 4317 Amit P. Mehta, Rm. 4335

Senior Judges Thomas F. Hogan, Rm. 4012A Gladys Kessler, Rm. 4006A Paul L. Friedman, Rm. 6012A Royce C. Lamberth, Rm. 2010A Ellen Segal Huvelle, Rm. 4423A John D. Bates, Rm. 4114

Magistrate Judges Deborah A. Robinson, Rm. 2315 Alan Kay, Rm. 2333 G. Michael Harvey, Rm. 2321

Bankruptcy Judge S. Martin Teel, Jr., Rm. 2114

Clerk of Court Angela D. Caesar, Rm. 1130

(202) 354-3450

(202) 354-3260 (202) 354-3340 (202) 354-3290 (202) 354-3580 (202) 354-3560 (202) 354-3300 (202) 354-3460 (202) 354-3520 (202) 354-3350 (202) 354-3480 (202) 354-3390 (202) 354-3020 (202) 354-3250

(202) 354-3420 (202) 354-3440 (202) 354-3490 (202) 354-3380 (202) 354-3230 (202) 354-3430

(202) 354-3070 (202) 354-3030 (202) 354-3130

(202) 565-2534

(202) 354-3050

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CIVIL RULES ...............................................................................................................................19 LCvR 1.1...................................................................................................................................19 SCOPE, CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDMENTS. ..........................................................19 (a) SCOPE AND CONSTRUCTION. ...........................................................................19 (b) PUBLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. ...................................................................19 LCvR 5.1....................................................................................................................................19 FORM AND FILING OF DOCUMENTS. ...........................................................................19 (a) CORRESPONDENCE WITH COURT. ..................................................................19 (b) FACSIMILE OR EMAIL.........................................................................................19 (c) NAME AND ADDRESS OF PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS. ..............................19 (d) FORM OF DOCUMENTS.......................................................................................20 (e) ATTACHMENTS TO PLEADINGS.......................................................................20 (f) VERIFICATION. .....................................................................................................21 (g) NONCONFORMING PAPERS...............................................................................21 (h) SEALED OR CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS. ...................................................21 LCvR 5.2...................................................................................................................................22 FILING OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS AND RESPONSES. .............................................22 (a) NONFILING OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS. .....................................................22 (b) FILING OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS WITH MOTIONS AND AT TRIAL. ..22 (c) FILING FOR PURPOSE OF APPEAL.. .................................................................22 LCvR 5.3...................................................................................................................................23 PROOF OF SERVICE. ..........................................................................................................23 LCvR 5.4....................................................................................................................................23 CASES ASSIGNED TO CASE MANAGEMENT/ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (CM/ECF) SYSTEM. ............................................................................................................23 (a) DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. ................................23 (b) OBTAINING AND USING ELECTRONIC FILING PASSWORD; SIGNATURE; CONSENT TO SERVICE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. .......................................23 (c) FILING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS .....................................................................24 (d) SERVICE. ................................................................................................................24 (e) EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT OF ELECTRONIC FILING. ......................24 (f) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS. ...............................................................................25 (g) INCORRECT FILINGS AND TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. .............................25 LCvR 7 ......................................................................................................................................26 MOTIONS. ............................................................................................................................26 (a) STATEMENT OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. ...............................................26 (b) OPPOSING POINTS AND AUTHORITIES.. ........................................................26 (c) PROPOSED ORDER. ..............................................................................................26 (d) REPLY MEMORANDUM. .....................................................................................26 (e) PAGE LIMITATIONS.............................................................................................26 (f) ORAL HEARINGS. .................................................................................................27 (g) MOTIONS TO VACATE DEFAULT; VERIFIED ANSWER...............................27 (h) MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT...........................................................27 (i) MOTIONS TO AMEND PLEADINGS. .................................................................28 (j) MOTION TO INTERVENE.. ..................................................................................28 (k) NAMES OF PERSONS TO BE SERVED WITH PROPOSED ORDERS, JUDGMENTS AND STIPULATIONS.. .................................................................28

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(l) TIME FOR FILING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. ....................................................28 (m) DUTY TO CONFER ON NONDISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. ...................................28 (n) MOTIONS INVOLVING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENCY ACTIONS. ..............................................................................................28 (o) BRIEF OF AN AMICUS CURIAE. ........................................................................29 LCvR 7.1....................................................................................................................................30 DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS......30 LCvR 9.1...................................................................................................................................31 APPLICATIONS FOR A STATUTORY THREE-JUDGE COURT. ..................................31 LCvR 9.2...................................................................................................................................31 HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS, SECTION 1983 COMPLAINTS, AND SECTION 2255 MOTIONS. ............................................................................................................................31 LCvR 11.1.................................................................................................................................32 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS. .....................................32 LCvR 11.2..................................................................................................................................32 VERIFICATION. ...................................................................................................................32 LCvR 15.1..................................................................................................................................33 MOTIONS TO AMEND PLEADINGS. ...............................................................................33 LCvR 16.1..................................................................................................................................33 SCHEDULING AND CONTINUANCES. ...........................................................................33 (a) SCHEDULING. .......................................................................................................33 (b) CONTINUANCES. ..................................................................................................33 (c) NOTICE.. .................................................................................................................33 LCvR 16.2..................................................................................................................................34 AVOIDANCE AND RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS IN ENGAGEMENTS OF COUNSEL AMONG THE COURTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .....................34 (a) PRIORITY TO BE ACCORDED APPELLATE COURTS. ...................................34 (b) PRIORITIES IN TRIAL COURTS..........................................................................34 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNSEL.. ...................................................................35 LCvR 16.3..................................................................................................................................36 DUTY TO CONFER. ............................................................................................................36 (a) TIME FOR CONFERENCE.. ..................................................................................36 (b) EXEMPTED CASES. ..............................................................................................36 (c) MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE PARTIES.. .........................................37 (d) REPORT TO THE COURT AND PROPOSED ORDER.. .....................................39 LCvR 16.4..................................................................................................................................40 SCHEDULING ORDERS. ....................................................................................................40 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND ORDER...............................................................40 LCvR 16.5..................................................................................................................................40 PRETRIAL STATEMENTS. ................................................................................................40 (a) GENERAL.. .............................................................................................................40 (b) PRETRIAL STATEMENTS. ...................................................................................41 (c) EXEMPTED CASES.. .............................................................................................42 (d) ORDERS AFFECTING CONTENT OF PRETRIAL STATEMENTS.. ................43 (e) OBJECTIONS TO DEPOSITIONS AND EXHIBITS. ...........................................43 (f) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. ................43 LCvR 16.6..................................................................................................................................44 STIPULATIONS. ..................................................................................................................44

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