Corporate Disclosure; Purpose

U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Rule Set: Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Rule: 7.1

Jurisdiction: DVT

Bluebook Citation: D. Vt. L.R. 7.1

All Rules: D. Vt. Local Rules, complete index

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(a) Corporate Disclosure. In addition to the disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, a non- governmental corporate party or a non-governmental party that seeks to intervene must file a statement identifying: (1) any subsidiary (except wholly-owned subsidiaries); and (2) any affiliate that has issued shares of ownership to the public. (b) Purpose. This requirement is intended to assist the court in determining whether conflicts- of-interest might disqualify the judge from the case.

Counsel may obtain information regarding a judge’s financial interests by a written request to the clerk. 4

Corporate Disclosure; Purpose

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