The Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Northern District and the Southern District of Mississippi [the Rules] were first made effective on January 1, 1986. The Rules were amended July 1, 1992, July 1, 1996, September 1, 1998, and December 1, 2000; they apply to pending civil actions except where injustice would result. They govern civil proceedings (and, where applicable, criminal cases) in the United States District Courts serving the State of Mississippi.
Attorneys practicing before the district courts of Mississippi are charged with the responsibility of knowing the Rules; a failure to comply with the Rules may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions. Consistent with budgetary restrictions imposed on the district courts, a copy of these Rules shall be provided by the clerk of each court to each member of the bar of the court and to each newly-admitted attorney at the time of his or her admission to the bar of the court. Posting of the Rules on the Internet websites maintained by the clerks of the district courts is sufficient delivery of the Rules to all attorneys and the public.
All prior local rules of the United States District Courts for the Northern District and the Southern District of Mississippi which conflict with or concern the same subject matter as the rules contained herein are hereby repealed. In particular, the matters previously governed by Northern District Local Rules CR-1 through CR-5, dealing with criminal cases, and M-1 through M-13, dealing with powers and duties of magistrate judges, are now governed by the terms of a Standing Order adopted by the District Judges of the Northern District of Mississippi July 1, 1998. A copy of the Standing Order is available from the clerk of the court.
All amendments to these Rules shall be by order of the Court and shall require the approval of a majority of the active district judges in each federal judicial district in Mississippi.
[Amended effective December 1, 2000]