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1 May 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING LOCAL CIVIL RULES i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SCOPE OF LOCAL RULES .. 1 RULE TITLE, CITATION AND SCOPE OF RULES .. 1 (a) Citation.. 1 (b) Applicability.. 1 (c) Title of COURT .. 1 (d) Seal of COURT .. 1 RULE CURRENT LOCAL RULES AND FORMS .. 2 II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION .. 3 RULE CIVIL COVER SHEET .. 3 RULE SUMMONS .. 4 (a) Preparation of Summons.. 4 (b) Civil Summons - Return of Service.. 4 RULE FILING WITH THE COURT .. 5 (a) Prepayment of Fees.. 5 (b) Failure to Pay Fees.

2 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 ELECTRONIC FILING .. 6 (a) Electronic Service.. 6 (b) Electronic Filing.. 6 (c) Documents of Record.. 6 RULE 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 MOTIONS.

3 9 (a) 9 (b) Motion, Response and Reply; Time for Serving and Filing; 9 (c) Attendance at Hearings.. 10 (d) Telephonic and/or Video Appearance.. 11 RULE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL DATA FROM FILINGS .. 12 RULE FORM OF PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER FILINGS .. 13 (a) Filing Format.. 13 (b) Identification of Counsel in Pleadings.. 13 RULE MOTIONS TO AMEND .. 14 RULE PRETRIAL CONFERENCES .. 15 (a) Rule 26(f) Conference and Pretrial Scheduling Conference in Non-Complex Cases.. 15 ii (b) Initial Pretrial Conference Preparation.. 15 (c) Cases Exempt from Scheduling Conferences.

4 16 (d) Additional Pretrial Conferences.. 16 (e) Treatment of Complex Cases.. 16 (f) Magistrate Judge.. 17 RULE FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE .. 18 (a) Final Pretrial Conference.. 18 (b) Final Pretrial Conference Preparation.. 18 (c) Telephone Conference Calls.. 18 RULE 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 COMPLEX CASES .. 22 (a) Notification of Complex 22 (b) Criteria for Determination of Complex Cases.

5 22 (c) Determination of Complexity.. 22 (d) Appeal of Determination.. 22 IV. PARTIES .. 23 RULE CLAIM OF UNCONSTITUTIONALITY .. 23 (a) Act of Congress.. 23 (b) State Statute.. 23 (c) Certification.. 23 V. DISCOVERY .. 24 RULE DISCOVERY .. 24 (a) Stay of Discovery.. 24 (b) Initial Disclosure (Self-Executing Routine Discovery Exchange).. 24 (c) Discovery of Electronically Stored Information.. 24 (d) Filing of Discovery Disclosures, Requests and Responses.. 25 (e) Discovery of Expert Testimony .. 25 RULE DEPOSITIONS .. 27 (a) Reasonable Notice.. 27 (b) Depositions of Witnesses Who Have No Knowledge of the Facts.

6 27 (c) Directions Not to Answer.. 27 (d) Suggestive Deposition Objections.. 27 (e) Assertion of a Privilege from Discovery.. 27 (f) Establishment of Privilege from Discovery.. 27 (g) Filing of Depositions.. 28 (h) Return of Deposition.. 28 RULE FORMAT AND SERVICE OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS .. 29 RULE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS .. 30 (a) Service of Requests for Documents.. 30 iii (b) Reasonable Request.. 30 (c) Claiming Privilege or Protecting Trial Preparation Materials.. 30 (d) Oral Communications.. 30 RULE FAILURE TO MAKE OR COOPERATE IN DISCOVERY.

7 32 (a) Privilege Asserted in Response to Written Discovery Requests.. 32 (b) Duty of Counsel to Confer.. 32 (c) Discovery Hearing Before Magistrate Judge.. 32 (d) Failure to Make Self-Executing Discovery Exchange.. 32 RULE DISCOVERY MOTIONS .. 33 (a) Motion to Quash Deposition Notice and Motion for Protective Order.. 33 (b) Motions to Compel.. 33 VI. TRIALS .. 34 RULE ASSIGNMENT OF CASES FOR TRIAL .. 34 (a) Trial Settings.. 34 (b) Continuances.. 34 (c) Calendars.. 34 RULE ASSIGNMENT OF CASES .. 35 (a) Assignment of Cases.. 35 (b) Case Assignment Reports.. 36 RULE DISMISSAL OF CASES.

8 37 (a) Dismissal of Settled Cases.. 37 (b) Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution.. 37 RULE DETERMINATION OF MOTIONS TO CONSOLIDATE .. 38 RULE COURTROOM DECORUM .. 39 (a) Conduct of Counsel.. 39 (b) Examination of Witnesses.. 39 (c) Number of Participating Counsel.. 39 (d) Courtroom Standards.. 39 RULE TRIAL MANAGEMENT .. 41 (a) Opening Statements.. 41 (b) Closing Arguments.. 41 RULE VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION .. 42 (a) Conducting.. 42 (b) Limits on Voir Dire.. 42 RULE COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRIAL JURORS .. 43 (a) Before or During Trial.. 43 (b) After Trial.. 43 (c) Voluntary Interviews or Comments.

9 43 (d) Conduct of Counsel.. 43 (e) COURT 's Advice to Jurors.. 43 RULE IMPANELING A JURY .. 44 RULE RETURN OF VERDICTS .. 45 RULE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW .. 46 VII. JUDGMENT .. 47 RULE PREPARATION OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS .. 47 (a) Orders in Open COURT .. 47 iv (b) Orders and Judgments.. 47 (c) Notice of Entry of Orders and Judgments.. 47 (d) Proposed Judgments and Orders Prepared by Counsel.. 47 RULE TAXATION OF COSTS .. 48 (a) Filing Bill of Costs.. 48 (b) Objections to Bill of Costs.. 48 (c) Witnesses and Experts.. 48 (d) Clerk of COURT Taxing Witness Fees.

10 48 (e) Costs in Removed Cases.. 48 (f) Items Taxable as Costs.. 48 (g) Costs Not Expressly Authorized.. 50 (h) Costs Taxed by COURT of Appeals [Fed. R. App. P. 39(d)].. 50 (i) Costs on Appeal in DISTRICT COURT [Fed. R. App. P. 39(e)].. 50 RULE ATTORNEY'S FEES .. 51 (a) Statement of Consultation.. 51 (b) Agreed-Upon Award.. 51 (c) Motion for Award.. 51 (d) Objections to Award.. 51 (e) Waiver.. 51 (f) Motion for Interim Award.. 51 RULE JURY COST ASSESSMENT .. 52 RULE JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT .. 53 VIII. PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES .. 54 RULE BONDS .. 54 RULE DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS IN THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT .