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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.. 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.

2 7 (d) Extensions of Time Generally.. 7 (e) Motion for Extension of Time.. 8 III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS .. 9 RULE MOTIONS .. 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.. 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.

3 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.. 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.. 27 (c) Directions Not to Answer.

4 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 .. 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.

5 34 (c) Calendars.. 34 RULE ASSIGNMENT OF CASES .. 35 (a) Assignment of Cases.. 35 (b) Case Assignment Reports.. 36 RULE DISMISSAL OF CASES .. 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.. 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.

6 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.. 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 .. 55 (a) COURT Ordered Investments.

7 55 (b) Registry Fee.. 55 (c) Maturity of Investments.. 55 (d) Withdrawals.. 55 (e) Non-Interest Bearing Deposits.. 55 IX. SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS .. 56 RULE DUTIES OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES .. 56 (a) Duties Under 28 636.. 56 (b) Determination of Non-Dispositive Pretrial Matters [28 636 (b)(1)(A)].. 56 (c) Assignment of Pretrial Dispositive Motions by the COURT [28 636 (b)(1)(B)].. 56 (d) Automatic References.. 56 (e) Referral of civil Cases to Magistrate Judge.. 56 (f) Additional Duties.. 57 RULE PRISONER PETITIONS FOR POST-TRIAL RELIEF INCLUDING RELIEF UNDER 28 2241, 2254 AND 2255.. 58 (a) Magistrate Duties.. 58 (b) Review of Post-Trial Petition.. 58 (c) Evidentiary Hearing.. 58 (d) Filing Fees.. 58 (e) Forms.. 58 v RULE PRISONER CASES CHALLENGING CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT, INCLUDING CASES UNDER 42 59 (a) Magistrate Duties.. 59 (b) civil Rights Review.. 59 (c) Evidentiary Hearing.. 59 (d) Filing Fees.. 59 (e) Forms.. 59 RULE CONSENT TO TRIAL AND DISPOSITION OF civil CASE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGES.

8 60 (a) Consent.. 60 (b) Automatic Referral.. 60 RULE RECONSIDERATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ACTION .. 61 (a) Reconsideration of Non-Dispositive Matters [28 636(b)(1)(A)].. 61 (b) Review of Proposed Findings and Recommendations [28 636(b)(1)(B)].. 61 (c) Special Master Reports [28 636(b)(2)].. 61 X. DISTRICT COURTS AND CLERKS .. 62 RULE BUSINESS HOURS AND DAYS OF BUSINESS .. 62 RULE RECORDS OF THE COURT .. 63 (a) Access to Public COURT Records.. 63 (b) Sealed Records.. 63 RULE EXHIBITS .. 64 (a) Custody of Exhibits.. 64 (b) Return of Exhibits.. 64 (c) Sensitive and Bulky Exhibits.. 64 RULE REMOVAL .. 65 RULE SESSIONS OF COURT .. 66 RULE POWERS OF THE COURT .. 67 RULE CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES .. 68 (a) Wireless Communication Devices.. 68 (b) Impermissible Uses of Permissible 68 RULE SECURITY .. 69 (a) Procedures.. 69 (b) Identification or Information.. 69 (c) Purpose.. 69 RULE TELEPHONE HEARINGS AND CONFERENCES .. 70 (a) Request for Telephone Conference.

9 70 (b) Use of Exhibits.. 70 RULE REVIEW OF ACTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND OFFICERS (INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS) .. 71 (a) Review of Agency Action--How Obtained.. 71 (b) Agency Response.. 71 (c) Briefing Schedule.. 72 (d) Amicus Briefs.. 72 (e) Motions to Intervene.. 72 (f) Injunctions and Restraining Orders.. 72 (g) Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers.. 73 vi RULE MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION .. 74 XI. ATTORNEYS .. 75 RULE ATTORNEYS .. 75 (a) Standards of Attorney Conduct.. 75 (b) Sanctions.. 75 RULE ADMISSION TO PRACTICE .. 76 (a) General Admissions.. 76 (b) Admission Pro Hac Vice.. 76 (c) Pro Se Representation.. 77 (d) Government Attorneys.. 77 (e) Law Students.. 77 RULE APPEARANCES AND WITHDRAWALS .. 78 (a) 78 (b) Withdrawal of Appearance.. 78 (c) Withdrawal of Appearance - Multiple Attorneys.. 78 RULE ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS .. 79 (a) Disciplinary Action for Misconduct.. 79 (b) Definition of Misconduct.

10 79 (c) Definition of Serious Crime.. 79 (d) Definition of Disciplinary Counsel.. 79 (e) Confidentiality.. 79 RULE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT .. 80 (a) Referral to Disciplinary Counsel for 80 (b) Formal Disciplinary Proceeding Not Initiated.. 80 (c) Formal Disciplinary Proceedings.. 80 (d) Answer to Order to Show Cause.. 80 RULE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS .. 81 (a) Order of Suspension.. 81 (b) Copy of Judgment to be Conclusive Evidence.. 81 (c) Referral for Disciplinary Proceeding.. 81 (d) Referral by COURT to Disciplinary Counsel.. 81 (e) Reinstatement.. 81 RULE DISCIPLINE IMPOSED BY OTHER COURTS .. 82 (a) Duty to Disclose.. 82 (b) Notification of Attorney.. 82 (c) Discipline in Other Jurisdiction Stayed.. 82 (d) Imposition of Identical Discipline.. 82 (e) Final Adjudication in Another COURT .. 83 RULE DISBARMENT ON CONSENT OR RESIGNATION IN OTHER COURTS .. 84 (a) Disbarment in Other Courts.. 84 (b) Notification of Clerk of COURT .. 84 RULE DISBARMENT ON CONSENT WHILE UNDER DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION.