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E.D. Cal. L.R. 500
Title and Scope of Rules
(a) Title. These are the Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules for the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of California.
(b) Applicability. These Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules apply to maritime
and admiralty proceedings as defined in Supplemental Rule A of the Supplemental Rules
for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (Supplemental Rules) and
to all in rem and quasi in rem proceedings referenced in Supplemental Rule A pending or
filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Local Rules
100 through 399 also apply to all civil actions, including maritime and admiralty
proceedings and in rem proceedings. See L.R. 100(b).
(c) Inconsistency with Other Local Rules. If a general, civil, criminal, or
magistrate judges’ Local Rule is inconsistent with one of these Local Rules 500 through
599, these Rules shall control all proceedings within the scope of Supplemental Rule A.
L.R. 151 shall have no application to proceedings governed by the Supplemental Rules
and these Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules.
(d) Supplemental Rule G governs civil forfeiture actions.
Provenance
- Source
- www.caed.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
592aa9b238ddbe6e89e84be55f5f6aba3deb920bdc68626580d17e100384bfad
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