DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF FUNDS IN THE REGISTRY

ACCOUNT; CERTIFICATE OF CASH DEPOSIT (a) Cash tendered to the clerk for deposit into the court’s Registry Account must be accompanied by a written statement titled “Certificate of Cash Deposit,” which must be signed by the attorney or pro se party. The certificate must contain the following information: (1) The amount of cash tendered for deposit; (2) The party on whose behalf the tender is being made; (3) The nature of the tender (e.g., interpleader funds deposit, cash bond in lieu of corporate surety in support of temporary restraining order, etc.); (4) The court order permitting the deposit; (5) The conditions of the deposit signed and acknowledged by the depositor; 66 (6) (7) The name and address of the legal owner to whom a refund, if applicable, should be made; and A signature block on which the clerk can acknowledge receipt of the cash tendered. The signature block must not be on a separate page, but must appear approximately one inch below the last typewritten line on the left- hand side of the last page of the certificate and must read as follows: RECEIPT Cash as identified herein is hereby acknowledged as being received this date. Dated: ___________________________ CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT By: ___________________________ Deputy Clerk (b) The depositing party must attach a copy of the order permitting the deposit.

(c) The clerk may refuse cash tendered without the Certificate of Cash Deposit required by this rule.