Local Rules
Local Rules of Practice and Procedure for the District of Oregon.
Local Rules of Civil Procedure
LR 5 - Service and Filing of Pleadings and Papers
LR 6 - Computing Time After Service
LR 10 - Form of Pleadings and Other Documents
LR 11 - Signature Requirements
LR 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
LR 16 - Pretrial Conferences, Scheduling, and Case Management
LR 17 – Claims Involving Protected Persons Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)
LR 27 - Depositions: Before Action or Pending Appeal
LR 28 - Depositions in a Foreign Country
LR 29 - Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
LR 34 - Requests for Production
LR 36 - Requests for Admission
LR 40 - Scheduling Cases for Trial
LR 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials
LR 48 - Jurors and Participation in the Verdict
LR 51 - Instructions to the Jury
LR 54 - Bill of Costs and Attorney Fees
LR 65 - Injunctions and Restraining Orders
LR 65.1 - Securities and Sureties
LR 72 - Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order
LR 73 - Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent
LR 77 - Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority; Notice of an Order or Judgment
LR 79 - Records Kept by the Clerk
LR 81 - Habeas Corpus Petitions
LR 83 - Rules and Directives - By the District Court
LR 100 - Rule Governing CM/ECF: Case Management and Electronic Case Filing - Practices
Local Rules of Criminal Procedure
Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Local Rules of Admiralty Practice and Procedure
Other Rules
Proposed Local Rule Amendments
The comment period closed for the most recent proposed changes to the Local Rules of Civil Procedure on Tuesday, December 12, 2024, and the new rules went into effect January 2, 2025.
Summary of Changes
View the Summary of Local Rule Changes.pdf .
Redlined Rules
Local Rules of Civil Procedure
Local Rules governing the practice and procedure in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon are available at this link.
Federal Rules
Links to the Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence
Cornell University School of Law maintains an archive of the Federal Rules of Procedure and evidence. Please bear in mind that the Local Rules of the District of Oregon may modify the procedures described in the Federal Rules.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules Governing 28 USC 2254 and 28 USC 2255 Cases (pdf)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has additional information on rules and policies here.