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Rules
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RULES
FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS
AND
NUMBERING SYSTEMS FOR LOUISIANA FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
RELATIONS COURTS AND JUVENILE COURTS
Adopted
April 1, 2002
Includes Amendments through November 3, 2004
(November 3, 2004 Amendments effective January 1, 2005)
NOTICE:
The Supreme Court signed an order on Dec. 12,
2001 establishing a standing committee of the Supreme Court
to be known as the Court Rules Committee. The Committee is
charged with receiving comments and/or proposed additional
rules or amendments and with making recommendations for proposed
additional rules or amendments.
Louisiana
judges and licensed members of the Louisiana bar may forward
their comments, proposed amendments to existing rules and
recommendations for additional rules to the Court Rules Committee
of the Supreme Court in care of Hugh M. Collins, Judicial
Administrator of the Supreme Court, c/o Timothy J. Palmatier,
Esq., Chief Deputy Judicial Administrator, 400 Royal Street,
Ste. 1190, New Orleans, LA 70130-8101 or webmaster@lasc.org
. Please be advised that any comments which are
forwarded constitute matters of public record and are subject
to public inspection. Final approval of any changes
will rest with the Supreme Court.
Attached
are the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, Titles I, II
and III and the Numbering Systems for Louisiana Family and
Domestic Relations Courts and Juvenile Courts, Titles IV and
V. Local Rules relative to Titles IV and V have been placed
in a table at the beginning of each Title.
By Order
dated November 3, 2004, the Supreme Court of Louisiana
approved amendments to Titles I, II and III of the Louisiana
Rules for District Courts to be effective January 1, 2005.
The October 29, 2003 version of the Rules are listed below.
Previous version in PDF format (as amended 10/29/2003)
NEW: CALL FOR COMMENTS - JUNE 17 - JULY 31, 2008
AMENDMENTS TO LOUISIANA RULES FOR DISTRICT COURTS
The Supreme Court's Court Rules Committee has proposed amendments to the Louisiana Rules for District Courts. The Supreme Court provides this comment period prior to its consideration of ordering the amendments.
Proposed District Court Rules Amendments (pdf)
The Louisiana Supreme Court adopts amendments to the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, including appendices, Title V, Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts (adopted April 29, 2008, effective July 1, 2008)
Attachment A (Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo)
Appendices (Appendices 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)
RULES
FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS
TITLE
I
Rules
for Proceedings in District Courts, Family and Domestic Relations
Courts, and Juvenile Courts
TITLE
II
Rules
for Civil (except for Family and Domestic Relations) Proceedings
in District Courts
TITLE
III
Rules
for Criminal Proceedings in District Courts
NUMBERING SYSTEMS FOR LOUISIANA FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
RELATIONS COURTS AND JUVENILE COURTS
TITLE
IV
Numbering
System for Family and Domestic Relations Proceedings in District
Courts and in Family Court for Parish of East Baton Rouge
(District by District Presentation)
TITLE
V
Numbering
System for Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts
and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge,
Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo
Attachment A (Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo)
Appendices (Appendices 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)
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