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W.D. Ark. Local Rule 7.3
Communications with Court
(a) Attorneys shall not communicate in writing with the Court concerning any pending case unless
copies of the writing are served on all attorneys for all other parties in the case. Attorneys shall not
furnish the Court copies of correspondence among themselves relating to matters in dispute which
are not then before the Court for resolution. Such dispute should either be settled by counsel or
made the subject of a formal motion. This rule has special application to correspondence relating
to specific money demands and offers in settlement.
(b) Ex parte oral communications with the Court on substantive matters by counsel or a party concerning
a pending action are prohibited except when permitted by Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal
Procedure.
History
Adopted and effective May 1, 1980
Provenance
- Source
- www.arwd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
07fbd12cc583f3048f70b22c3e9fb625283a7aa9f8cc138a47b42fdf98f3bc69
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