Amendments to Local Rules

(a) Public Notice. The public notice provided in 28 U.S.C. § 2071, Fed. R. Civ. P. 83, and Fed. R. Crim. P. 57 for making and amending local rules consists of: (1) publishing a notice of the proposed adoption or amendment of these rules on the Court’s Website; and (2) inviting written comment. (b) Proposing Amendments. Procedures for Submitting Proposed Amendments to the Rules are available on the Court’s website.

(c) Emergency Amendments. When the Court determines there is an immediate need to implement an amendment, including a technical, clarifying, or conforming amendment, the amendment may be adopted by the Court without prior comment by the bar or the public. The effective date of an emergency amendment is the date set forth by the Court in the General Order adopting the amendment. Amendments adopted under this subsection will thereafter be circulated to the bar and the public for comment and reevaluated by the Committee and the Court for possible revision.

Northern District of Oklahoma Local Rules Page 24 of 90 Effective Date: 10/10/2024 CIVIL RULES LCvR3 – Commencing an Action