US · rules
E.D. Mo. L.R. 4.04
Communication with the Court
(A) Correspondence.
Attorneys and self-represented litigants shall not communicate in writing with
the Court concerning any pending case except by motion or memorandum, unless otherwise
directed by the Court. Attorneys and self-represented litigants shall not furnish the Court
copies of correspondence among themselves except as exhibits to a motion or memorandum.
(B) Ex Parte Oral Communications.
Ex parte oral communications with the Court on substantive matters in a pending
case are prohibited except when permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, or
Bankruptcy Procedure.
(Amended July 10, 2006, effective August 28, 2006)
Provenance
- Source
- www.moed.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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