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Local Criminal Rules

Chapter I - Scope, Purpose and Construction
Rule 1.1 Scope and Citation
  (a) Scope of the Rules
  (b) Citation
  (c) Effective Date
  (d) Construction of Rules
Rule 1.2 Definitions
Chapter II - Preliminary Proceedings
Rule 5.1 Duties of United States Magistrate Judges
  (a) Additional Duties - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)
  (b) Assignment of Duties
  (c) Authorized Duties
  (d) Disposition of Misdemeanor Cases - 28 U.S. C. 636(a)(3)&(4) and 18 U.S.C. 3401
  (e) Determination of Non-Dispositive Pretrial Matters - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A)
  (f) Recommendation Regarding Case-Dispositive Motions - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B)
  (g) Additional Duties - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)
Rule 5.2 Assignment and Referral of Matters to United States Magistrate Judges
  (a) General
  (b) Felony Cases
Rule 5.3 Review and Appeal
  (a) Appeal of Non-Dispositive Matters - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A)
  (b) Review of Case-Dispositive Motions - 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B)
Rule 5.1.1 Record of Preliminary Hearings
Chapter III - Indictment and Information
Rule 6.1 Grand Jury
  (a) Impanelment
  (b) Supervision
Rule 6.2 Venire Selection
Chapter IV - Arraignment and Preparation for Trial
Rule 10.1 Notification for Arraignment
Rule 12.1 Pretrial Motions and Proposed Jury Instructions
Rule 16.1 Discovery
Rule 17.1.1 Standard Pretrial Order
Chapter V - Trial
Rule 23.1 Juror Note-Taking
Rule 23.2 Models, Exhibits, Etc.
  (a) Lodging of Exhibits
  (b) Marking of Exhibits
  (c) Retention and Disposal of Exhibits
Rule 24.1 Jury Questionnaires
Rule 24.2 Voir Dire of Jurors
Rule 24.3 Jury Selection
  (a) Exercise of Peremptory Challenges
  (b) Effect of Passing a Peremptory Challenge
Rule 24.4 Assessment of Jury Costs
Rule 30.1 Jury Charge
Chapter VI - Judgment
Rule 32.1 Pre-Plea Presentence Report
Rule 32.2 Presentence Report and Sentencing Proceedings
  (a) Order for Presentence Report
  (b) Disclosure Procedures
  (c) Position of Parties With Respect to Sentencing Factors
  (d) Hearing on Unresolved Objections
  (e) Presentence Report as Part of the Record
Rule 32.3 Deletion of Challenged Statements in Presentence Reports
Rule 32.4 Standard Conditions of Supervision
Rule 32.1.1 Revocation of Probation or Supervised Release
Chapter VII Supplementary and Special Proceedings
Chapter VIII General Provisions
Rule 46.1 Release of Bond
Rule 49.1 General Format of Documents Presented for Filing
Rule 49.1.1 General Rules of Pleading
Rule 49.2 Filing by Facsimile or Electronic Means
Rule 49.3 Designation of District Judge and/or Magistrate Judge
Rule 49.4 Filing Documents Under Seal
Rule 53.1 Photography, Recording, and Broadcasting
  (a) General Prohibition
  (b) Definition
  (c) Recordings
  (d) Enforcement
  (e) Relief from Confiscation of Device
  (f) Consent to Provisions
Rule 55.1 Criminal Designation
Rule 55.2 Withdrawal of Paper
Rule 56.1 Hours for Filing
Rule 57.1 Release of Information by Counsel
Rule 57.2 Duties of Court Personnel
Rule 57.3 Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum
Rule 57.4 Security in the Courthouse
Rule 57.5 Admission of Attorneys to Practice in the Northern District of Ohio
  (a) Roll of Attorneys
  (b) Bar Admission
  (c) Local Office Requirement
  (d) Admission by Clerk
  (e) Admission Upon Motion to the Court
  (f) Oath or Affirmation
  (g) Admission and Fees
  (h) Permission to Participate in Particular Case
  (i) Change of Address
  (j) Continuing Maintenance of Good Standing
  (k) Attorneys Funded from Judiciary Appropriations and Attorneys for the United States of America
  (l) Southern District of Ohio Reciprocity Agreement
  (m) Waiver of Attendance at a Northern District of Ohio Federal District Court Practice Seminar
  (n) Prerequisites of Practice
  (o) Continuing Legal Education
Rule 57.6 Appearance and Practice by Law Students
Rule 57.7 Attorney Disbarment and Discipline
  (a) Standards for Professional Conduct
  (b) Failure to Comply
  (c) Attorneys Specially Admitted
  (d) Disciplinary Proceedings
  (e) Attorneys Convicted of, Pleading Guilty or Nolo Contendere to Crimes
  (f) Discipline Imposed By Other Courts
  (g) Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Courts
  (h) Disciplinary Action on Consent While Under Investigation or Prosecution
  (i) Reinstatement
  (j) Appointment of Counsel
  (k) Service
  (l) Public Record
  (m) Jurisdiction
  (n) Applicability
Rule 57.8 Judicial Misconduct and Disability
Rule 57.9 Assignment of Cases
  (a) Assignment
  (b) Reassignment
Rule 57.10 Procedure for Assignment of Cases
Rule 57.11 Categories of Criminal Cases
Rule 57.12 Preparation of Assignment Decks
Rule 57.13 Duties of the Clerk as to Case Assignments
Rule 57.14 Assignment to Senior Judges
Rule 57.15 Reassignment of Matters to Active Judges
Rule 57.16 Place of Holding Court
Rule 57.17 Miscellaneous Docket
Rule 57.18 Unavailability of Judge - Urgent Cases
Rule 57.19 Procedures as to Initial Papers
Rule 57.20 Orders for Transcripts from Official Court Reporters
Rule 57.21 Withdrawal of Counsel
Rule 58.1 Assignment and Referral of Misdemeanor Cases to United States Magistrate Judges
Rule 58.2 Fine (Forfeiture of Collateral) in Lieu of Appearance Before a United States Magistrate Judge
  (a) General
  (b) Prohibitions
  (c) Orders of Court
  (d) Federal Regulations
  (e) Central Violations Bureau
Rule 58.3 Review and Appeal of Misdemeanor Cases