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L O C A L   R U L E S of The 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
	AMY L. HARTH Chief District Judge MARK A. WARD District Judge TERRI L. JOHNSON District Judge STEVEN C. MONTGOMERY District Judge VALORIE R. LEBLANC District Magistrate Judge

Rules are posted as PDF files; may be viewed in their entirety (204KB) or individually via the links below.
[NOTE: Individual rules may begin near the bottom of a page so be sure to scroll down.]

INDEX
Rule	Page
Preface	2
Rule 1 - Rules of Decorum	2
Rule 2 - Files and Records	3
Rule 3 - Sureties and Bondsmen	4
Rule 4 - Media Coordinator	6
Rule 5 - Assignment of Cases	6
Rule 6 - Consolidations and Dismissals	7
Rule 7 - Civil Motion Practice	7
Rule 8 - Motions to Reconsider	9
Rule 9 - Pleadings	9
Rule 10 - Funds Held by the Clerk	9
Rule 11 - Depositions and Interrogatories	10
Rule 12 - Civil Case Management Through Pretrial Conference	14
Rule 13 - Duty to Confer	17
Rule 14 - Rules Regarding Expert Witnesses	20
Rule 15 - Settlement Conferences	21
Rule 16 - Eminent Domain	21
Rule 17 - Requested Jury Instructions	21
Rule 18 - Cases Resulting in Judicial Sale	22
Rule 19 - Civility	22
Rule 20 - Extensions of Time and Continuances of Hearings	22
Rule 21 - Domestic Relations Cases	23
Rule 22 - Prosecution of Divorces Pro Se	36
Rule 23 - Medical Malpractice Screening Panel	37
Rule 24 - Notice of Bankruptcy Stay	38
Rule 25 - Pleading Judgment Amounts and Interest	38
Rule 26 - Criminal Case Proceedings	38
Rule 27 - Extended Jurisdiction for Juvenile Prosecution	40
Rule 28 - Limited Actions Practice	40
Rule 29 - Small Claims Procedure	42