This report compiles local rules and procedures in the ninety-four district courts on electronic filing by self-represented litigants. More than two thirds of the courts permit self-represented litigants to use the court’s electronic filing system at least on a case-by-case basis.

Default and Default Judgment Practices in the District Courts

Emery G. Lee, Jason A. Cantone

October 18, 2024

This report summarizes the actual practices of district courts regarding entry of defaults and default judgments pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55.

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Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure

USA v. Watts: Order Granting Government’s Unopposed Motion to Appoint Firewall Counsel and Proposed Dates for Rule 16 Disclosure and Evaluation of Defendant SDIL 2017

USA v. Zelaya Martinez: Order – Procedures and Schedule EDVA 2020

USA v. Watts: Government’s Unopposed Motion to Appoint Firewall Counsel and Proposed Dates for Rule 16 Disclosure and Evaluation of Defendant SDIL 2017

USA v. Richardson: Order Establishing Procedures Regarding Mental Health Evidence NDGA 2010

USA v. Aquart: 12.2 Order – Appointing Firewall Attorney + Procedures CT 2010

USA v. Lujan: Stipulated Order Setting Forth the Conditions Under Which Defendant May Be Examined by the Government’s Mental Health Expert NM 2011

Unredacted Personally Identifiable Information in Federal Court PACER Documents

Intervention in the Federal Courts of Appeals

United States District Courts’ Local Rules and Procedures on Electronic Filing by Self-Represented Litigants

Default and Default Judgment Practices in the District Courts

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