Federal court procedures

• Author: Marlene Hazlewood
• Pages: 361-414

FEDERAL COURT

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CHAPTER 3

FEDERAL COURT PROCEDURES

§300 INTRODUCTION

§310 FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM

§311 United States District Courts

§312 United States Court of Appeals

§313 United States Supreme Court

§320 General Format, Filing and Service Procedures for District Courts

§321 Eastern District

§321.1 Format of Papers

§321.2 Counsel Identif‌ication and Signatures

§321.3 Caption and Title

§321.4 Filing of Original and One Copy of Documents

§321.5 Depositions

§321.6 Exhibits, Audio and Video Files

§321.7 Service of Documents During the Action

§322 Northern District

§322.1 Format of Papers

§322.2 Caption for Consolidated Cases

§322.3 General Requirements

§322.4 Filing and Service of Pleadings and Other Papers

§322.5 Disclosure of Non-Party Interested Entities or Persons

§322.6 Service of Supplementary Material

§323 Central District

§323.1 Format of Papers, Exhibits, Redaction

§323.2 Formats of Electronically Filed Documents

§323.3 Filing of Documents

§323.4 Proof of Service

§323.5 Proposed Orders and Other Proposed Documents

§323.6 Mandatory Chambers Copies

§323.7 Amended Pleadings

§324 Southern District

§324.1 Format of Papers

§324.2 Electronic Filing and Service of Documents

§324.3 Facsimile Filings

§330 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION

§330.1 Complaint

§330.2 Civil Cover Sheet

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§330.3 Summons

§330.4 Filing Fee

§330.5 Disclosure Statement

§330.6 Privacy Protection for Filings Made With the Court

§331 Service of Summons and Complaint

§331.1 Waiver of Service of Process by Defendant

§331.2 Personal Service Upon Individual Defendants Within the United States

§331.3 Service Upon Corporations and Associations Within the United States

§331.4 Service on All Other Defendants

§332 Proof of Service

§333 Computation of Time, Extension of Time, and Time for Motion Papers

§333.1 Computing Time

§333.2 Extending Time

§333.3 Motions, Notices of Hearing and Aff‌idavits

§333.4 Additional Time After Certain Kinds of Services

§340 ANSWERS AND OBJECTIONS

§341 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Papers Subsequent to Summons and Complaint

§350 COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSSCLAIMS, THIRDPARTY COMPLAINTS AND ANSWERS

§351 Counterclaim

§352 Cross-Claim

§353 Third-Party Complaint

§354 Answers to Counterclaims, Cross-Claims and Third-Party Complaints

§360 DISCOVERY

§361 General Provisions Concerning Discovery

§361.1 Discovery Methods and Duty of Disclosure

§361.1.1 Initial Disclosures

§361.1.2 Disclosure of Expert Testimony

§361.1.3 Pretrial Disclosures

§361.2 Supplementation of Disclosures and Responses

§361.3 Meeting of Parties; Discovery Plan

§361.4 Execution of Disclosures and Discovery Documents

§361.5 Filing of Discovery Documents

§361.6 Stipulations Re Discovery Procedures

§362 Depositions

§362.1 When Depositions May Be Taken

§362.2 Notice of Taking Deposition

§362.3 Subpoena to Non-Party Witness

§362.3.1 Form and Issuance of Subpoena

§362.3.2 Notice to Other Parties Before Service and Service of Subpoena

§362.3.3 Witness Fee

§362.4 Place of Deposition

§362.5 Execution of Deposition Transcript

§362.6 Summary of Taking the Deposition of a Party

§362.7 Summary of Taking the Deposition of a Non-Party

§362.8 Summary of Compelling Production of Documents for Inspection From a Non-Party

§363 Interrogatories to Parties

§363.1 Propounding Interrogatories

§363.2 Number and Format of Interrogatories

§363.3 Service of Interrogatories

§363.4 Responding to Interrogatories

§363.5 Option to Produce Business Records

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§363.6 Custody of Original Interrogatories and Answers

§363.7 Summary of Procedures

§364 Requests for Admission

§364.1 Propounding Requests for Admission

§364.2 Number and Format of Requests for Admission

§364.3 Responding to Requests for Admission

§364.4 Service of Requests for Admission

§364.5 Summary of Procedures

§365 Request for Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information and Things and Entry Upon

Land for Inspection and Other Purposes

§365.1 Propounding Request for Production/Inspection

§365.2 Format of Request for Production/Inspection

§365.3 Service of Request for Production/Inspection

§365.4 Response to Request for Production/Inspection

§365.5 Service of Response to Request for Production/Inspection

§365.6 Summary of Procedures

§366 Physical and Mental Examinations of Persons

§370 MOTIONS

§371 Eastern District

§371.1 Format

§371.2 Civil Motion Calendar and Procedures

§371.3 Motions Dealing With Discovery Matters

§371.3.1 Motions re Discovery Disagreements

§371.3.2 Motions re Failure to Respond

§371.4 Summary Judgment Motions

§372 Northern District

§372.1 Format

§372.2 Filing; Chambers Copy

§372.3 Motion Papers

§372.4 Opposing Papers

§372.5 Reply Papers

§372.6 Motions to Compel Disclosure or Discovery

§373 Central District

§373.1 Format

§373.2 Pre-Filing Conference of Counsel

§373.3 Notice and Service of Motion

§373.4 Motion Papers

§373.5 Opposing Papers

§373.6 Reply Papers

§373.7 Summary Judgment Motions

§373.8 Discovery Motions

§373.9 Ex Parte Application

§374 Southern District

§374.1 Format

§374.2 Motion Papers

§374.3 Opposing Papers

§374.4 Reply Papers

§374.5 Service of Motions and Opposition by Mail

§374.6 Discovery Motions

§380 RESERVED