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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)
Availability of the Local Rules
Status Report on Service of Process
General Format of Documents Presented for Filing Electronically or, Where Permitted, in Conventional Format
Sealed and In Camera Documents
Non-Filing of Discovery or Disclosures and Discovery Materials Not to be Filed with Court
Protection of Personal Privacy
Requests and Orders to Shorten or Extend Time or Continue Trial Dates
Non-Capital Case Habeas Petitions (State Custody)
Special Requirements for Habeas Corpus Petitions involving the Death Penalty
Form of a Motion to Amend and its Supporting Documentation
Scheduling Conference, Litigation Plan, Discovery Plan and Electronically Stored Information
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Infants and Incompetent Persons
Form of Certain Discovery Documents
Discovery Disputes - Meet and Confer Requirement
Content of Memoranda in Support of Discovery Motions
Notation of "Jury Demand" in the Pleading
Opening Statements, Closing Arguments, and Examination of Witnesses
Social Media Juror Inquiries
Security; Proceeding against Sureties
Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 67
Assignment of Civil Cases to a Magistrate Judge upon the Consent of the Parties
United States Court Library
Ex Parte Communication with Judges
Custody of Files and Exhibits
Removal Actions - State Court Records
Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum
Security in the Courthouse
Appearance, Substitution, and Withdrawal of Attorneys
Persons Appearing without an Attorney - Pro Se