LOCAL CIVIL RULE 11 - SIGNING OF
PLEADINGS, MOTIONS,
AND OTHER PAPERS; REPRESENTATIONS TO COURT; SANCTIONS
LR11.1E Signing of Pleadings,
Motions and Other Papers
LR11.1M Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
LR11.1W Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
LR11.2 Trial Attorney
LR11.3 Announcement of Representation
LR11.1E Signing of
Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
Every pleading, motion or other paper
presented for filing shall, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, be
signed personally by counsel in his or her individual name. In addition, counsel's name,
post office and street addresses, telephone number and Attorney Identification
Number shall be typed or printed under his or her signature. If the attorney is admitted
to the bar by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Attorney Identification Number shall be
the same as the number assigned by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Otherwise, the Attorney
Identification Number shall be the number assigned by this court.
Documents filed by a party not represented by counsel shall be signed by the party. The party's name, post office and street addresses and telephone number shall be typed or clearly printed.
Each attorney and pro se litigant has a continuing obligation to apprise the court of any address change.
LR11.1M Signing of
Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
Every pleading, motion, or other paper
presented for filing shall, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, be
signed personally by counsel admitted to practice before this court or admitted pro hac
vice for the case in his or her individual name. In addition, counsel's name, address,
telephone and facsimile numbers, and Attorney Identification Number shall be typed or
printed under his or her signature. If the attorney is admitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, the Attorney Identification Number shall be the same as the number
assigned by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Otherwise, the Attorney Identification Number
shall be the number assigned by this court.
Documents filed by a party not represented by counsel shall be signed by the party and shall include name, address and telephone number.
Each attorney and pro se litigant has a continuing obligation to apprise the court of any address change. [Amended June 28, 2002]
LR11.1W Signing of
Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers
A. Every
pleading, written motion, or other paper shall, in accordance with the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, be signed personally by counsel admitted to practice before the court or
admitted pro hac vice for the case in the attorney's individual name. If the document is
submitted by a pro hac vice attorney, the document must also be signed by local counsel
associated with such pro hac vice attorney in accordance with LR83.2.6W. In addition,
counsel's name, address, telephone number and Attorney Identification Number shall be
typed or printed under the attorney's signature. If the attorney is admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Attorney Identification Number shall be the same as
the number assigned by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Otherwise, the Attorney
Identification Number shall be the number assigned by this court.
Documents filed by a party not represented by counsel shall be signed by the party and shall include name, address and telephone number.
Each attorney and pro se litigant has a continuing obligation to apprise the court of any address change.
B. In any
action, civil or criminal, by presenting to the court (whether by signing, filing,
submitting, or advocating) a pleading, oral or written motion, or other paper, an attorney
or unrepresented party is certifying to the best of that person's knowledge, information
and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances
(1) it is not
being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay
or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
(2) the claims,
defenses, and other legal contentions therein are warranted by existing law or by a
nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law or the
establishment of new law;
(3) the allegations
and other factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified,
are likely to have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further
investigation or discovery;
(4) the denials of
factual contentions are warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so identified, are
reasonably based on a lack of information or belief; and
(5) all pleadings
and written motions have been personally read and approved by all persons whose signature
appears on the document.
Sanctions may be imposed for violations of this rule in accordance with the procedures and provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c). [Amended December 11, 2001]
LR11.2 Trial Attorney
If a law firm or more than one
attorney represents a party, one attorney will be designated in the first pleading filed
on behalf of that party as "Trial Attorney" or "T.A.". This attorney
may, but need not, be the attorney who personally signs pleadings.
The designated trial attorney will be responsible for the case and all notices and other communications with respect to it will be directed to the designated trial attorney, or to local counsel in the event a visiting attorney is designated as trial attorney. The designation of the trial attorney may be changed at any time by ex parte motion. If a party desires to change the trial attorney, the new trial attorney will be promptly designated.
LR11.3 Announcement of
Representation
At all trials or
hearings and upon first addressing the court or taking any part in such trials or
hearings, counsel shall announce his or her name and the name of the party or parties
he or she represents.