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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT . for the . DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. LOCAL RULES. March 13, 2018. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 2012 ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PREFACE ON STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS .. xv 2012 ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PREFACE ON LR FORMS 3-6 .. xv 2005 PATENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PREFACE .. xvi 1996 ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PREFACE .. xvii 1991 ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S PREFACE .. xix LR SCOPE OF THE RULES .. 23. (a) Title and Citation.. 23. (b) Effective Date.. 23. (c) Scope of Rules.. 23. (d) Relationship to Prior Rules; Actions Pending on Effective Date.. 23. (e) Rule of Construction.. 23. LR SANCTIONS .. 24. LR CIVIL COVER SHEET .. 24. LR SERVICE .. 25. LR FEES .. 25. (a) Collection in Advance.. 25. (1) General Rule.. 25. (2) Proceedings in Forma Pauperis.. 26. (b) Nonpayment.. 26. (c) Refusal to File by Clerk.. 26. (d) Retaining Possession until Fees Are Paid.. 26. LR ELECTRONIC CASE FILING.

2 27. LR GENERAL FORMAT OF DOCUMENTS TO BE 27. LR TIME FOR FILING AFTER SERVICE .. 28. ii LR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE COURT 'S ELECTRONIC. TRANSMISSION FACILITIES .. 28. LR REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS .. 29. (a) Review of Transcript for Personal Identifiers.. 29. (b) Notice of Intent to Request Redaction.. 29. (c) Statement of Redaction.. 29. (d) Redacted Transcript.. 30. (e) Extensions of Transcript Redaction Deadlines.. 30. (f) Roles of the COURT and the Parties.. 30. LR FILING DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL IN CIVIL 30. (a) Application of Rule.. 30. (b) Electronic Filing Required.. 31. (c) What May Be Sealed.. 31. (d) Procedure for Filing Under Seal In Connection With Motions Governed By LR. 31. (1) Filing Under Temporary Seal.. 31. (A) Redacted Public Version.. 31. (B) Expiration of Temporary Seal.. 31. (2) Joint Motion Regarding Continued 32. (A) Joint Motion's Contents.

3 32. (B) Party to File Joint Motion.. 32. (C) Order on Joint Motion.. 32. (D) Notice to Nonparties.. 32. (3) Motion for Further Consideration of Sealing.. 32. (4) Objection to Order Disposing of Motion for Further Consideration of Sealing.. 33. (e) Procedure for Filing Other Documents Under 33. LR CONTINUANCE .. 35. (a) General 35. (b) Trial Dates.. 35. LR CIVIL MOTION PRACTICE .. 35. (a) Meet-and-Confer Requirement.. 35. (1) Meet-and-Confer Statement.. 36. (A) Filing.. 36. iii (B) Contents.. 36. (2) Subsequent Agreement of the Parties.. 36. (b) Nondispositive Motions.. 36. (1) Moving Party; Supporting Documents; Time Limits.. 36. (2) Responding Party; Supporting Documents; Time Limits.. 37. (3) Reply Memorandum.. 37. (4) Applicability of this Subsection.. 37. (c) Dispositive Motions.. 37. (1) Moving Party; Supporting Documents; Time Limits.. 38.

4 (2) Responding Party; Supporting Documents; Time Limits.. 38. (3) Reply Memorandum.. 38. (4) Multiple Summary Judgment Motions.. 39. (5) Motion Hearing or Other Resolution.. 39. (A) On COURT 's Initiative.. 39. (B) At a Party's Request.. 39. (6) Applicability of this Subsection.. 39. (d) Motions for Emergency Injunctive Relief.. 40. (e) Post-trial and Post-judgment Motions.. 40. (f) Word or Line Limits; Certificate of Compliance.. 40. (1) Word or Line Limits.. 40. (2) Certificate of 41. (g) Failure to Comply.. 41. (h) Type Size.. 42. (1) Represented Parties.. 42. (2) Unrepresented Parties.. 42. (i) Unsolicited Memoranda of 42. (j) Motion to Reconsider.. 42. (k) Citing Judicial Dispositions.. 42. (l) Affidavits and Exhibits.. 42. LR PROCEDURES IN SOCIAL SECURITY 45. (a) Case 45. (b) Filing an Answer.. 46. (c) Motions; Time Limits.. 46. (d) Review After Remand When Courts Retain Jurisdiction.

5 47. (e) Attorney's Fees Under the Social Security Act.. 47. iv LR TELEPHONIC HEARINGS .. 49. (a) General Rule; Form of Requests; Arrangements.. 49. (1) Form of request.. 49. (2) Arrangements.. 49. (3) Transcription.. 49. (b) Hearings Without Written Notice.. 49. LR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IN SOCIAL SECURITY CASES .. 50. LR STANDARD FORMS FOR HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS AND MOTIONS BY. PRISONERS .. 51. LR CRIMINAL DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL MOTIONS .. 51. (a) Discovery.. 51. (b) Requirement to Confer.. 51. (c) Pretrial Motions.. 51. (1) Moving Party.. 51. (A) Time Limits.. 52. (B) Motion Contents.. 52. (2) Responding Party Time Limits.. 52. (3) Notice of Intent to Call Witnesses.. 52. (A) 52. (B) Responsive Notice.. 52. (C) Defendant Testimony.. 52. (d) Motion Hearing.. 52. (e) Modification of Schedule.. 52. LR AMENDED PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS TO AMEND .. 53.

6 (a) Amended 53. (b) Motions to Amend.. 53. LR CONTROL OF PRETRIAL PROCEDURE BY INDIVIDUAL JUDGES .. 54. LR INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER .. 55. (a) When a Conference Is 55. (b) 55. (c) Protective 55. (d) Scheduling Order.. 55. v (1) Required Contents.. 55. (2) Permitted Contents.. 56. (3) Discovery Deadlines.. 56. LR MODIFICATION OF A SCHEDULING ORDER .. 59. LR CASE-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE .. 60. LR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND MEDIATED SETTLEMENT. CONFERENCE .. 61. (a) Alternative Dispute Resolution.. 61. (1) Purpose.. 61. (2) 61. (3) Administrator.. 61. (4) Neutrals.. 61. (b) Mediated Settlement Conference.. 61. (c) Other Dispute Resolution Processes.. 62. (1) Mandatory Judicial Processes.. 62. (2) Mandatory Nonjudicial Processes.. 62. (3) Optional Processes.. 62. (d) Confidentiality of Dispute Resolution 62. (1) 62. (2) Nondisclosure.

7 62. LR FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE .. 64. (a) Timing.. 64. (b) Matters for Discussion.. 64. (c) Jury Instructions in Patent Cases.. 65. (d) Final Pretrial Order.. 65. LR OTHER PRETRIAL CONFERENCES [Abrogated] .. 66. LR SETTLEMENT OF ACTION OR CLAIM BROUGHT BY GUARDIAN OR. TRUSTEE .. 66. LR DESIGNATION OF CLASS ACTION IN THE CAPTION .. 66. LR PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION OF ANY CLAIM OF. UNCONSTITUTIONALITY [Abrogated] .. 66. vi LR CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f); REPORT;. PROTECTIVE ORDERS .. 67. (a) Conference 67. (b) Rule 26(f) Report and Proposed Scheduling Order.. 67. (1) Timing.. 67. (2) Form.. 67. (3) Disagreements.. 67. (c) Protective 67. (1) Proposed Order.. 67. (2) Form.. 67. (3) Disagreements.. 67. (d) Request for Early Rule 26(f) Conference.. 68. (1) Right to Request a Conference.. 68. (2) Mandatory 68. (3) Failure to Attend.

8 68. (4) Right to Reschedule.. 68. LR FORM OF CERTAIN DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS [Abrogated] .. 70. LR DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY [Abrogated] .. 70. LR FILING OF DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS [Abrogated].. 71. LR FORM OF DISCOVERY MOTIONS .. 71. LR [Renumbered as LR ] .. 72. LR DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL .. 73. LR PREPARATION FOR TRIAL IN CIVIL CASES .. 73. (a) Trial Date.. 73. (b) Trial-Related Documents.. 73. (1) Before any trial.. 73. (A) Initial pretrial 73. (B) Exhibits.. 74. (C) Deposition objections.. 74. (2) Before a jury trial.. 74. (3) Before a bench trial.. 74. LR CONDUCT OF TRIALS AND HEARINGS .. 76. vii (a) Addressing the COURT and Examining Witnesses.. 76. (b) Examining Jurors.. 76. (1) In 76. (2) Peremptory challenges.. 76. (A) When exercised.. 77. (B) Ordinary civil cases.. 77. (C) Civil cases with third-party defendants.. 77. (D) Criminal cases.

9 77. (c) Opening Statements and Final Arguments .. 77. (1) Opening statements.. 77. (A) In general.. 77. (B) Civil cases.. 77. (C) Criminal cases.. 78. (2) Final arguments.. 78. (A) In general.. 78. (B) Civil cases.. 78. (C) Criminal cases.. 78. LR INDIVIDUAL CALENDAR SYSTEM .. 78. (a) Assignment of Cases.. 78. (1) In 78. (2) Requests for immediate relief.. 79. (b) Scheduling.. 79. LR CONTACTS WITH JURORS .. 79. (a) General 79. (b) Law Enforcement Exception.. 79. LR FILING DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL IN CRIMINAL 80. (a) Application of Rule.. 80. (b) Electronic Filing Required.. 80. (c) Documents Not Requiring a Motion to Seal.. 80. (1) Documents that must be filed under 80. (2) Documents that may be filed under seal without COURT permission.. 81. (d) Documents Requiring a Motion to Seal.. 81. (1) Motion to seal.. 81. (2) Proposed Order.. 82. (3) Multiple Documents Under Seal.

10 82. viii (4) Order granting motion to seal.. 82. (5) Option to Withdraw After Denial of Motion.. 83. (e) Sealed Indictments.. 83. (1) Single-Defendant Indictment.. 83. (2) Multi-Defendant Indictment.. 83. (f) Extending the Time a Document Is Sealed.. 84. (1) Motion to extend.. 84. (2) Proposed Order.. 84. (3) Order extending seal.. 84. LR COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES .. 86. (a) Under EAJA.. 86. (b) Under Rule 54(d)(2).. 86. (c) Under Rule 54(d)(1).. 86. (1) Bill of costs.. 86. (2) Taxing of costs by the clerk.. 86. (3) Review of clerk's action.. 86. (d) Under Fed. R. App. P. 39.. 86. LR FIXED-SUM PAYMENT FOR PETTY OFFENSES AND OTHER. MISDEMEANORS .. 88. (a) Authorization.. 88. (b) Fixed-Sum Payment Schedule.. 88. (c) 89. (1) How made.. 89. (2) Effect.. 89. (d) Failure to Appear.. 89. (e) Arrest and Mandatory Appearance.. 89. LR DEPOSITING MONEY IN THE COURT REGISTRY.