ANNOUNCEMENT TO ATTORNEYS AND THE PUBLIC
LOCAL RULES OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PRACTICE
Revised and adopted January 2, 2024
The local rules are available for public viewing at each Federal Courthouse in Idaho (Boise, Pocatello, and
Coeur d’Alene).
Local rules, among other documents, are available on the court's Internet website at http://www.id.uscourts.gov/. If you do not have access to the Internet, local rules can be provided at the Federal Courthouse closest to you. You can also send your request, with a return addressed and stamped mailer, to:
Clerk, U.S. District Court
550 W Fort St.
Boise, ID 83724
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please e-mail them to: District Court Local Rules Committee (local_rulesDC@id.uscourts.gov)
Sealed Documents and Public Access
Procedural Orders and Motion
Disclosure of Investigative Reports by United States Probation Office
Right to and Appointment of Counsel
Release from Custody/Bail
Sealing of Search Warrant Documents and Other Criminal Filings
Release of Information by Attorneys in Criminal Cases
Violation Notices, Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
Custody of Files and Exhibits
Assignment of Criminal Matters to Magistrate Judges
Appeal from Conviction by a Magistrate Judge
Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
Federal Rules & Policies
This site provides access to the federal rules and forms in effect, information on the rulemaking process and historical and archival records.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure