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D.D.C. LCvR 65.1.1
Bonds and Sureties
Any bond or undertaking required in a proceeding must be set by an order or by consent. The
bond or undertaking may be in the form of a surety, cash or check. A surety holding authority
from the Secretary of the Treasury to do business in the District of Columbia and having an
agent for service of process therein may be approved by the Clerk and filed. In all other cases,
the person seeking approval of the bond shall serve on all parties to be secured two days written
notice of the application, stating the name and address of the surety. Court approval is required.
No officer of the Court or member of the bar in active practice will be accepted as a surety.
Provenance
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- www.dcd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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