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Each district court, acting by a majority of its district judges, may, after giving appropriate public notice and an opportunity for comment, make and amend rules governing its practice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 83(a)(1); Fed. R. Crim. P. 57(a)(1).

We believe these local rules provide those who litigate in the District with a clear statement of policies and procedures followed by the court and will contribute significantly to improving the administration of justice. However, we always remain open to suggestions and welcome any comments you may have for improving the local rules. Comments should be directed to the Clerk of the Court.

For your convenience, we have made our local rules available in several different formats.

Download a copy of the local rules effective December 1, 2013. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download a copy of the Supplemental Rules for Electronic Case Filing effective December 1, 2013 (formerly Administrative Procedures for ECF). PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download a copy of the Supplemental Rules for Patent Cases effective December 1, 2011. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download a summary of the local rule changes effective December 1, 2013. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download an Executive Summary of the Supplemental Rules for Electronic Case Filing. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download a time-computation information sheet for rules effective December 1, 2009. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Download a time-computation worksheet for rules effective December 1, 2009. PDF format (Acrobat Reader required).

Search using Isys-Web. Full-text search of the rules locates all occurrences of a search phrase.

Subject Matter Index key words and phrases arranged alphabetically and cross referenced to applicable local rule(s).

The remaining items on the fly away menu provide links to the Administrative Procedures for ECF, the Federal Rules and the local rules for the NH U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.