RULES

PLEASE NOTE: In reference to COVID-19, please see:

Beginning April 22, 2020, in accordance with 20-SO-5 and at the direction of the Court, all intake counters in the Eastern District of North Carolina will be open to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A file drop box is located at the courthouses in Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington for filings during the hours when the intake counters are closed but the buildings are open to the public. Clerk's office employees remain available by telephone for questions during normal business hours. Filers may contact the clerk's office at 919-645-1700 if emergency filing access is needed beyond those hours.
Judicial Preference Order, PROCEDURES AT THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AT NEW BERN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Judicial Preference Order 20-JP-1-RJ, In re: Duty Court Proceedings Before United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. During the National Emergency Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Judicial Preference Order 20-JP-2-RN, In re: Duty Court Proceedings Before United States Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II During the National Emergency Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Judicial Preference Order 20-JP-1-RN, In re: Duty Court Proceedings Before United States Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II During the National Emergency Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Standing Order 20-SO-11 , IN RE: VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CARES ACT AND IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Standing Order 20-SO-9-1 , IN RE: VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CARES ACT AND IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Standing Order 20-SO-7, IN RE: VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CARES ACT AND IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Standing Order 20-SO-5, IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Standing Order 20-SO-4, IN RE: RESTRICTIONS ON VISITORS TO COURTHOUSES.

RULES

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL RULES
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2019

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina gives notice of amendments to the Local Civil Rules and Local Criminal Rules. These amendments are effective December 1, 2019. See 19-SO-5.

Local Civil Rules (effective December 1, 2019)
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Local Criminal Rules (effective December 1, 2019)
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Local Rules

The Local Rules of the Eastern District of North Carolina govern the practice and procedure of all actions and proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina except when a federal statute or rule applies.

Federal Rules

The Federal Rules generally govern the procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the United States district courts.

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are issued by the Chief District Judge and address matters of court business, including court policies and administrative matters, not adequately addressed by orders in individual cases and not appropriate for inclusion in the local rules.

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