Local Rules I. CIVIL RULES 1 General 3.1 Commencement of Action 3.2 Assignment and Reassignment of Cases 5.1 Service and Filing of Pleadings 5.2 Personal Data Identifiers 6 Time 7.1 Motions and Memoranda of Law 7.2 Corporate Disclosure Statement 9 Social Security Cases 10 Form of Pleadings 11 Signing of Pleadings 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management 26 Discovery 38 Demand for Jury Trial 39 Courtroom Practice 41 Dismissal of Actions 42 Consolidation 43 Taking of Testimony 44 Proof of Official, Public or Certified Records 47 Jurors 51 Instructions to Jury 54 Costs 55 Default 56 Summary Judgment 65.1 Injunctions 65.2 Bonds and Security 67 Deposit of Funds in Interest Bearing Accounts 72 Duties of United States Magistrate Judges 73 Assignment of Cases to United States Magistrate Judges 77.1 Office of the Clerk of Court 77.2 Bankruptcy 77.3 Communications with Judicial Officers 79 Custody of Papers and Records 83.1 Attorneys: Admission to the Bar 83.2 Law Student Practice 83.3 District Bar Examination 83.4 Attorneys: Appearances and Withdrawals 83.5 Attorneys: Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement 83.6 Security 83.7 Court Proceedings Release of Information 83.8 Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability 83.9 Certificate of Appealability 83.10 Court-Annexed Mediation II. ADMIRALTY RULES A. Authority and Scope B. Maritime Attachment and Garnishment C. Actions In Rem: Special Provisions D. Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions E. Actions In Rem and Quasi In Rem: General Provisions F. Limitation of Liability G. Special Rules III. CRIMINAL RULES 101 General 106 Grand Juries 107 Assignment of Criminal Cases 111 Plea Agreements 112 Motion Practice 116.1 Discovery 116.2 Special Procedures for Tape Recordings 116.3 Notification to Law Enforcement Agencies and Preservation of Rough Notes 116.4 Confidential Materials; Impounding 117 Pretrial or Status Conferences 123 Courtroom Practice 124 Jury Selection 130 Jury Instructions 132 Sentencing 144.1 Appointment of Counsel in non-Capital Cases 144.2 Appointment of Counsel and Case Management in Capital Cases 146 Bonds in Criminal Cases 147 Motions 157.1 United States Magistrate Judges 157.2 Attorneys - Appearances and Withdrawal