UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING LOCAL CIVIL RULES May 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SCOPE OF LOCAL RULES ................................................................................................. 1 RULE 1.1 TITLE, CITATION AND SCOPE OF RULES ................................................................... 1 (a) Citation. .............................................................................................................................. 1 (b) Applicability. ....................................................................................................................... 1 (c) Title of Court. ...................................................................................................................... 1 (d) Seal of Court. ...................................................................................................................... 1 RULE 1.2 CURRENT LOCAL RULES AND FORMS ....................................................................... 2 II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION ...................................................................................... 3 RULE 3.1 CIVIL COVER SHEET ....................................................................................................... 3 RULE 4.1 SUMMONS ......................................................................................................................... 4 (a) Preparation of Summons. ................................................................................................... 4 (b) Civil Summons - Return of Service. .................................................................................... 4 RULE 5.1 FILING WITH THE COURT .............................................................................................. 5 (a) Prepayment of Fees. ........................................................................................................... 5 (b) Failure to Pay Fees. ............................................................................................................ 5 (c) Proof of Service. ................................................................................................................. 5 (d) Facsimile Filing. ................................................................................................................. 5 (e) Failure to Comply. .............................................................................................................. 5 (f) Place of Filing. ................................................................................................................... 5 (g) Filing Cases and Documents Under Seal or as Non-Public (Civil cases only). ................. 5 RULE 5.2 ELECTRONIC FILING ...................................................................................................... 6 (a) Electronic Service. .............................................................................................................. 6 (b) Electronic Filing. ................................................................................................................ 6 (c) Documents of Record. ......................................................................................................... 6 RULE 6.1 TIME ................................................................................................................................... 7 (a) Computation of Time Limits. .............................................................................................. 7 (b) Extensions of Time to Answer or Move to Dismiss. ............................................................ 7 (c) Extension of Time to Respond to Discovery Requests. ....................................................... 7 (d) Extensions of Time Generally. ............................................................................................ 7 (e) Motion for Extension of Time. ............................................................................................ 8 III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS ............................................................................................. 9 RULE 7.1 MOTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 9 (a) Hearings.............................................................................................................................. 9 (b) Motion, Response and Reply; Time for Serving and Filing; Length................................... 9 (c) Attendance at Hearings. ................................................................................................... 10 (d) Telephonic and/or Video Appearance. ............................................................................. 11 RULE 8.2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL DATA FROM FILINGS ............................... 12 RULE 10.1 FORM OF PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER FILINGS ....................................... 13 (a) Filing Format. ................................................................................................................... 13 (b) Identification of Counsel in Pleadings. ............................................................................. 13 RULE 15.1 MOTIONS TO AMEND ................................................................................................... 14 RULE 16.1 PRETRIAL CONFERENCES ........................................................................................... 15 (a) Rule 26(f) Conference and Pretrial Scheduling Conference in Non-Complex Cases. ..... 15 i (b) Initial Pretrial Conference Preparation. .......................................................................... 15 (c) Cases Exempt from Scheduling Conferences. ................................................................... 16 (d) Additional Pretrial Conferences. ...................................................................................... 16 (e) Treatment of Complex Cases. ........................................................................................... 16 (f) Magistrate Judge. ............................................................................................................. 17 RULE 16.2 FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ................................................................................. 18 (a) Final Pretrial Conference. ................................................................................................ 18 (b) Final Pretrial Conference Preparation. ........................................................................... 18 (c) Telephone Conference Calls. ............................................................................................ 18 RULE 16.3 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION .................................................................... 19 (a) Voluntary Dispute Resolution. .......................................................................................... 19 (b) Mandatory Dispute Resolution. ........................................................................................ 19 (c) ADR Requirements. ........................................................................................................... 19 (d) Referral to Arbitration. ..................................................................................................... 21 (e) Cases Exempt from ADR. ................................................................................................. 21 (f) Private ADR. ..................................................................................................................... 21 (g) Notice to Court of Private ADR. ....................................................................................... 21 RULE 16.4 COMPLEX CASES ........................................................................................................... 22 (a) Notification of Complex Cases.......................................................................................... 22 (b) Criteria for Determination of Complex Cases. ................................................................. 22 (c) Determination of Complexity. ........................................................................................... 22 (d) Appeal of Determination. .................................................................................................. 22 IV. PARTIES ............................................................................................................................... 23 RULE 24.1 CLAIM OF UNCONSTITUTIONALITY ......................................................................... 23 (a) Act of Congress. ................................................................................................................ 23 (b) State Statute. ..................................................................................................................... 23 (c) Certification. ..................................................................................................................... 23 V. DISCOVERY ........................................................................................................................ 24 RULE 26.1 DISCOVERY .................................................................................................................... 24 (a) Stay of Discovery. ............................................................................................................. 24 (b) Initial Disclosure (Self-Executing Routine Discovery Exchange). ................................... 24 (c) Discovery of Electronically