Proposed Amendments to Local Civil Rules and Local Criminal Rules

The Court invites you to review and comment on proposed amendments to the Local Civil Rules and the Local Criminal Rules.  Comments may be sent via email to localrules@wawd.uscourts.gov.  Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

• Comparison Chart of Proposed Amendments to Local Criminal Rules
• Comparison Chart of Proposed Amendments to Local Civil Rules
  • Attachment 1 - Proposed Amendment to Model ESI Agreement
  • Attachment 2 - Proposed ESI Disclosure Document

Local Civil Rules

Effective 3/27/2025,

• Local Civil Rules
• Please see Archived Local Rules page for Redline Version and Comparison Chart of Changes

Local Criminal Rules

Effective 11/3/2023.

• Local Criminal Rules (formatting errors in LCrRs 5.1, 11 and 17 corrected on 11/7/2023)
• Please see Archived Local Rules page for Redline Version and Comparion Chart of Changes

Local Magistrate Judge Rules

Effective 12/04/2018. 

• Local Magistrate Judge Rules
• Please see Archived Local Rules page for Redline Version
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Local Supplemental Admiralty Rules
Effective of 3/17/2014.

• Local Supplemental Admiralty Rules

Local Supplemental Patent Rules

• Local Supplemental Patent Rules
• Redline Version