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ANNOUNCEMENT TO ATTORNEYS AND THE PUBLIC

LOCAL RULES OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PRACTICE

Revised and adopted January 5, 2026

The local rules are available for public viewing at each Federal Courthouse in Idaho (Boise, Pocatello, and
Coeur d’Alene).

Local rules, among other documents, are available on the court's Internet website at http://www.id.uscourts.gov/.  If you do not have access to the Internet, local rules can be provided at the Federal Courthouse closest to you.  You can also send your request, with a return addressed and stamped mailer, to:

Clerk, U.S. District Court
550 W Fort St.
Boise, ID 83724

We welcome your comments and suggestions.  Please e-mail them to: District Court Local Rules Committee (local_rulesDC@id.uscourts.gov)

Loc. Civ. R.  1.1

Scope of the Rules

Loc. Civ. R.  1.2

Availability of the Local Rules

Loc. Civ. R.  3.1

Venue

Loc. Civ. R.  4.1

Status Report on Service of Process

Loc. Civ. R.  5.1

Electronic Case Filing

Loc. Civ. R.  5.2

General Format of Documents Presented for Filing Electronically or, Where Permitted, in Conventional Format

Loc. Civ. R.  5.3

Sealed and In Camera Documents

Loc. Civ. R.  5.4

Non-Filing of Discovery or Disclosures and Discovery Materials Not to be Filed with Court

Loc. Civ. R.  5.5

Protection of Personal Privacy

Loc. Civ. R.  6.1

Requests and Orders to Shorten or Extend Time or Continue Trial Dates

Loc. Civ. R.  7.1

Motion Practice

Loc. Civ. R.  7.2

Ex Parte Orders

Loc. Civ. R.  7.3

Stipulations

Loc. Civ. R.  9.1

Non-Capital Case Habeas Petitions (State Custody)

Loc. Civ. R.  9.2

Special Requirements for Habeas Corpus Petitions involving the Death Penalty

Loc. Civ. R.  15.1

Motions to Amend or Supplement Pleadings

Loc. Civ. R.  16.1

Scheduling Conference, Litigation Plan, Discovery Plan and Electronically Stored Information

Loc. Civ. R.  16.2

Pretrial Conferences

Loc. Civ. R.  16.3

Trial Submissions

Loc. Civ. R.  16.4

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Loc. Civ. R.  17.1

Infants and Incompetent Persons

Loc. Civ. R.  26.1

Form of Certain Discovery Documents

Loc. Civ. R.  26.2

Disclosures

Loc. Civ. R.  37.1

Discovery Disputes - Meet and Confer Requirement

Loc. Civ. R.  37.2

Content of Memoranda in Support of Discovery Motions

Loc. Civ. R.  38.1

Notation of "Jury Demand" in the Pleading

Loc. Civ. R.  39.1

Opening Statements, Closing Arguments, and Examination of Witnesses

Loc. Civ. R.  40.1

Assignment of Cases

Loc. Civ. R.  41.1

Dismissal of Actions

Loc. Civ. R.  47.1

Voir Dire of Jurors

Loc. Civ. R.  47.2

Social Media Juror Inquiries

Loc. Civ. R.  51.1

Instructions to Jury

Loc. Civ. R.  54.1

Taxation of Costs

Loc. Civ. R.  54.2

Award of Attorney Fees

Loc. Civ. R.  54.3

Jury Cost Assessment

Loc. Civ. R.  54.4

Social Security Fee Motions Under 42 U.S.C. §§ 406(b) AND 1383(d)(2)

 

Loc. Civ. R.  58.2

Satisfaction of Judgment

Loc. Civ. R.  62.1

Supersedeas Bonds

Loc. Civ. R.  65.1

Security; Proceeding against Sureties

Loc. Civ. R.  65.2

Bonds and Other Sureties

Loc. Civ. R.  67.1

Deposits

Loc. Civ. R.  67.2

Withdrawal of a Deposit Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 67

Loc. Civ. R.  72.1

Magistrate Judge Rules

Loc. Civ. R.  73.1

Assignment of Civil Cases to a Magistrate Judge Upon the Consent of the Parties

Loc. Civ. R.  77.1

Hours of the Court

Loc. Civ. R.  77.2

Sessions of the Court
 

Loc. Civ. R.  77.3

United States Court Library

Loc. Civ. R.  77.4

Ex Parte Communication with Judges

Loc. Civ. R.  79.1

Custody of Files and Exhibits

Loc. Civ. R.  81.1

Removal Actions - State Court Records

Loc. Civ. R.  83.1

Courthouse Access

Loc. Civ. R.  83.2

Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum

Loc. Civ. R.  83.3

Security in the Courthouse

Loc. Civ. R.  83.4

Bar Admission

Loc. Civ. R.  83.5

Attorney Discipline

Loc. Civ. R.  83.6

Appearance, Substitution, and Withdrawal of Attorneys

Loc. Civ. R.  83.7

Persons Appearing without an Attorney - Pro Se

Loc. Civ. R.  83.8

Fairness and Civility