Rules of Procedure

(a) The rules of procedure in any proceeding in this Court shall be as prescribed by the laws of the United States, the rules of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, any applicable rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and these local rules. (b) When in any proceeding or in any instance there is no applicable rule of procedure, a judge may prescribe the same. (c) The trial judge has discretion in any civil or criminal case to waive, supplement, or modify any requirement of these local rules when the administration of justice requires. (d) These local rules do not apply in any case or proceeding which is pending in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

(e) These local rules shall be known as the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. They may be cited as "LCvR ." COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, II.

MOTIONS AND ORDERS.