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 Rules for Louisiana District Courts

RULES FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS
AND
NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR LOUISIANA FAMILY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS

Adopted April 1, 2002

Includes Amendments through April 20, 2010
(Amendments effective June 1, 2010)

Listed below are the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, Titles I, II and III; the Numbering Systems for Louisiana Family and Domestic Relations Courts, Title IV; Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts, Title V; and Litigation Filed By Inmates, Title VI.

 

RULES FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS



RULES FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS

(listed by Title)

TITLE I

Rules for Proceedings in District Courts, Family and Domestic Relations Courts, and Juvenile Courts

TITLE II

Rules for Civil Proceedings in District Courts (except for Family and Domestic Relations and Juvenile Courts)

TITLE III

Rules for Criminal Proceedings in District Courts

TITLE IV

Numbering System for Family and Domestic Relations Proceedings in District Courts and in Family Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge  (District by District Presentation and Rule by Rule Presentation)

TITLE V

Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo

TITLE VI

Litigation Filed By Inmates


APPENDICES TO RULES

 

Summary of changes to (1) the latest amendments to the District Court Rules that the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted on April 20, 2010 and take effect on June 1, 2010; and (2) the latest amendments to all appendices to the rules

Previous version of District Court Rules in PDF format (as amended November 20, 2009, effective January 1, 2010)

 

Please Note:

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.

 

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