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RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EFFECTIVE AS OF SEPTEMBER 2015 Updated: September 2017 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 (202) 354-3000 Clerk, Committee on Grievances (202) 354-3320 Court Reporter (202) 354-3044 Probation Office Information (202) 565-1300 OTHER U.S. COURTHOUSE NUMBERS Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs (202) 216-7350 Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office (202) 354-3150 Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit/Information (202) 216-7000 Circuit Executive (202) 216-7340 US Marshals Service Information (202) 353-0600 Cafeteria (202) 289-4015 Health Unit (202) 219-4739 RELATED PHONE NUMBERS U.S. Attorney's Office Information (202) 514-7566 D.C. Superior Court Information (202) 879-1010 Federal Public Defender (202) 208-7500 D.C. Attorney General’s Office (202) 727-3400 2 COURT PERSONNEL Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell, Rm. 2010A (202) 354-3450 Active Judges Emmet G. Sullivan, Rm. 4935A (202) 354-3260 Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Rm. 6939A (202) 354-3340 Richard J. Leon, Rm. 6315 (202) 354-3580 James E. Boasberg, Rm. 6321 (202) 354-3300 Amy B. Jackson, Rm. 2528 (202) 354-3460 Rudolph Contreras, Rm. 4903A (202) 354-3520 Ketanji B. Jackson, Rm. 6309 (202) 354-3350 Christopher R. Cooper, Rm. 6903A (202) 354-3480 Tanya S. Chutkan, Rm. 2528 (202) 354-3390 Randolph D. Moss, Rm. 4317 (202) 354-3020 Amit P. Mehta, Rm. 4329 (202) 354-3250 Senior Judges Thomas F. Hogan, Rm. 4012A (202) 354-3420 Gladys Kessler, Rm. 4006A (202) 354-3440 Paul L. Friedman, Rm. 6012A (202) 354-3490 Royce C. Lamberth, Rm. 6600 (202) 354-3380 Ellen Segal Huvelle, Rm. 4423A (202) 354-3230 John D. Bates, Rm. 6006A (202) 354-3430 Reggie B. Walton, Rm. 6403A (202) 354-3290 Rosemary M. Collyer, Rm. 4114 (202) 354-3560 Magistrate Judges Deborah A. Robinson, Rm. 2315 (202) 354-3070 Alan Kay, Rm. 2333 (202) 354-3030 G. Michael Harvey, Rm. 2321 (202) 354-3130 Robin M. Meriweather, Rm. 2333 (202) 354-3270 Bankruptcy Judge S. Martin Teel, Jr., Rm. 2114 (202) 354-3530 Clerk of Court Angela D. Caesar, Rm. 1130 (202) 354-3050 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL RULES ...............................................................................................................................21 LCvR 1.1 ...................................................................................................................................21 SCOPE, CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDMENTS. ..........................................................21 (a) SCOPE AND CONSTRUCTION. ...........................................................................21 (b) PUBLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. ...................................................................21 LCvR 5.1 ....................................................................................................................................21 FORM AND FILING OF DOCUMENTS. ...........................................................................21 (a) CORRESPONDENCE WITH COURT. ..................................................................21 (b) FACSIMILE OR EMAIL. ........................................................................................21 (c) NAME AND ADDRESS OF PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS. ..............................21 (d) FORM OF DOCUMENTS. ......................................................................................22 (e) ATTACHMENTS TO PLEADINGS. ......................................................................22 (f) VERIFICATION. .....................................................................................................23 (g) NONCONFORMING PAPERS. ..............................................................................23 (h) SEALED OR CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS. ...................................................23 LCvR 5.2 ...................................................................................................................................24 FILING OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS AND RESPONSES. .............................................24 (a) NONFILING OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS. .....................................................24 (b) FILING OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS WITH MOTIONS AND AT TRIAL. ..24 (c) FILING FOR PURPOSE OF APPEAL.. .................................................................24 LCvR 5.3 ...................................................................................................................................25 PROOF OF SERVICE. ..........................................................................................................25 LCvR 5.4 ....................................................................................................................................25 CASES ASSIGNED TO CASE MANAGEMENT/ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (CM/ECF) SYSTEM. ............................................................................................................25 (a) DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. ................................25 (b) OBTAINING AND USING ELECTRONIC FILING PASSWORD; SIGNATURE; CONSENT TO SERVICE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. .......................................25 (c) FILING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS .....................................................................26 (d) SERVICE. ................................................................................................................26 (e) EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT OF ELECTRONIC FILING. ......................26 (f) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS. ...............................................................................27 (g) INCORRECT FILINGS AND TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. .............................27 LCvR 7 ......................................................................................................................................28 MOTIONS. ............................................................................................................................28 (a) STATEMENT OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. ...............................................28 (b) OPPOSING POINTS AND AUTHORITIES.. ........................................................28 (c) PROPOSED ORDER. ..............................................................................................28 (d) REPLY MEMORANDUM. .....................................................................................29 (e) PAGE LIMITATIONS. ............................................................................................29 (f) ORAL HEARINGS. .................................................................................................29 (g) MOTIONS TO VACATE DEFAULT; VERIFIED ANSWER. ..............................29 (h) MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. ..........................................................29 (i) MOTIONS TO AMEND PLEADINGS. .................................................................30 (j) MOTION TO INTERVENE.. ..................................................................................30 (k) NAMES OF PERSONS TO BE SERVED WITH PROPOSED ORDERS, JUDGMENTS AND STIPULATIONS.. .................................................................30 4 (l) TIME FOR FILING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. ....................................................30 (m) DUTY TO CONFER ON NONDISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. ...................................30 (n) MOTIONS INVOLVING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY ACTIONS. ..............................................................................................30 (o) BRIEF OF AN AMICUS CURIAE. ........................................................................31 LCvR 7.1 ....................................................................................................................................32 DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS. .....32 LCvR 9.1 ...................................................................................................................................33 APPLICATIONS FOR A STATUTORY THREE-JUDGE COURT. ..................................33 LCvR 9.2 ...................................................................................................................................33 HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS, SECTION 1983 COMPLAINTS, AND SECTION 2255 MOTIONS. ............................................................................................................................33 LCvR 11.1 .................................................................................................................................33 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS. .....................................33 LCvR 11.2 ..................................................................................................................................34 VERIFICATION. ...................................................................................................................34 LCvR 15.1 ..................................................................................................................................35 MOTIONS TO AMEND PLEADINGS. ...............................................................................35 LCvR 16.1 ..................................................................................................................................35 SCHEDULING AND CONTINUANCES. ...........................................................................35 (a) SCHEDULING. .......................................................................................................35