Leave of court is required to be removed from a case, LR IA 11-6.

If an order is entered removing an attorney, the docket will reflect that the attorney is “terminated” and is no longer the attorney of record.

Transcripts filed on or after May 15, 2008, will be available electronically after the 90-day restriction period. Sealed transcripts are not available electronically.

No. Transcripts of court proceedings held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada must not be attached as exhibits or made part of an appendix in a pending matter. See Local Rules, LR IA 10-3 (b).

No.  The court does not accept documents for filing by facsimile or email.

A person who is not registered as an electronic filer must file documents by delivering originals to the clerk’s office by hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or similar carrier service such as Federal Express, LR IC 2-1.

Only with the approval from the court.  You will be required to submit an Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees with your complaint or petition.

No. The Transcript Order form must be completed and returned to the clerk’s office by e-mail, hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or similar carrier service.

You can pay for your citation online at www.cvb.uscourts.gov. Click on the “Pay On-Line” link on the home page. Have a copy of your ticket available as you will need the CVB Location code located in the box at the top right corner of your ticket.

This can be done, however, the transcript will not be the official court record. The official certified court record can only be prepared by the court or an individual designated by the court to produce the record.

Only proceedings in which the record is taken by an electronic court recording operator (ECRO) or a digital audio recorded (FTR or Liberty) proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.  Proceedings taken by an official court reporter do not have recordings available for sale.

No, pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Subsection 1875, Protection of Jurors’ Employment, your employer cannot fire or discipline you for not being at work due to jury service.

JURY OFFICE
702-464-5600, option #0 (Calls will be returned as soon as possible)
866-546-0513, option #0 (Toll Free)
702-464-5600, option #3 (Reporting Message)

FAX
702-464-5611

EMAIL
jury_vegas@nvd.uscourts.gov

JURY OFFICE
775-686-5847, option #0 (Calls will be returned as soon as possible)
866-546-0513, option #0 (Toll Free)
775-686-5847, option #3 (Reporting Message)

FAX
775-686-5613

EMAIL
jury_reno@nvd.uscourts.gov

Yes. Please be advised pursuant to United States Code, Title 28, Section 1866(g), “Any person summoned for jury service who fails to appear as directed shall be ordered by the district court to appear forthwith and show cause for his failure to comply with the summons. Any person who fails to show good cause for noncompliance with a summons may be fined not more than $1000 or imprisoned not more than three days, or both.”

Pro hac vice applications have to be notarized and require a wet signature by the attorney applying for admission. Electronic signatures are only for attorneys who have been admitted to practice and are a registered “filer” in the court’s electronic filing system. See LR IA 11-2 and LR IC 2-1 for more details.

No. The court no longer accepts transcript orders by facsimile.  Please hand deliver or e-mail the completed transcript order form.

While your employer does not have to pay you your normal wage during jury service, many do. Please contact your human resources office for a copy of their jury duty policy.

No.  Unless otherwise ordered, it is the responsibility of the ordering party to pay for the transcripts to be used in the record on appeal.

Dr. Dugan has been a certified psychologist specializing in forensic issues since 1987. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Texas Christian University in 1978 where he was the Senior Honors Scholar. He then received his Master’s (1980) and Doctoral (1984) degrees in Psychology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Dugan has given continuing education seminars to attorneys and judges in Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio, North Dakota, and Hawaii. He has given invited addresses to the Federal Inns of Court, the American Bar Association Trial Masters Program, the Western Trial Lawyers Association, several state and county Bar Associations, and the National Judicial College. He founded Trial Science, Inc., in 1995. His first published novel, Wait With Wonderful ©, is due this year. It is either a storybook with self-help skills inside or a self-help book surrounded by a story. His message to attorneys is “whoever tells the best story to the best audience wins.”

If you LIVE 80 MILES or more (one way) from the Courthouse please contact the Jury Administrator for additional information regarding travel and per diem payments.

A strict DRESS CODE is enforced.  Shorts, T-shirts, halter tops, caps, hats, sunglasses (unless prescribed for indoor use), torn or cut clothing or any other brief attire are not permitted to be worn in the courtroom.

You MAY NOT bring weapons of any kind (including pocketknives and knitting needles), pepper spray, or newspapers into the Courthouse.

You MAY bring cellular phones, laptop computers, PDAs books, magazines and work-related paperwork. All items brought into the Courthouse are subject to search and ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES must be in working order and MUST be turned OFF while in the courtroom.

Food and drink are NOT PERMITTED in the courtroom, unless previously approved by the Jury Office (medical reasons, etc.)

The doors of the Courthouse open at 7:30 a.m. Please schedule your arrival time accordingly to avoid waiting outside the building.

A PICTURE ID IS REQUIRED to enter the Courthouse.

Questions should be directed to the appropriate Jury Office:

  •      Las Vegas Jury Office, jury_vegas@nvd.uscourts.gov or (702) 464-5600, press 0.
  •      Reno Jury Office, jury_reno@nvd.uscourts.gov or (775) 686-5847, press 0.

Email is the preferred method to contact the Jury Office. You may also call and leave a message at any time and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Judge Bybee is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University and earned his J.D. cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he was on the editorial board of the BYU Law Review. From 1991 to 1999, Judge Bybee served on the faculty of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. In 1999, Judge Bybee joined the founding faculty of the William S. Boyd School of Law. At both LSU and UNLV, he taught constitutional law, administrative law, and civil procedure. Judge Bybee was appointed by President George W. Bush as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, a position he held from 2001 to 2003. In 2002, President Bush nominated him to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Bybee was confirmed by the Senate and appointed by the President in 2003. Judge Bybee took senior status in 2019.

Paul W. Grimm is the Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and the David F. Levi Professor of the Practice of Law and at Duke Law School. From December 2012 until his retirement in December 2022, he served as a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, with chambers in Greenbelt, Maryland. From 1997 to 2012, he was a magistrate judge in the same court, serving as chief magistrate judge from 2006 through 2012. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where he taught courses on evidence and discovery. He also has written extensively and taught courses for lawyers and judges in the United States and around the world on topics relating to e-discovery, technology and law, and evidence. Judge Grimm served on the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from 2009 to 2015 and chaired its discovery subcommittee, which crafted, in part, the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. He graduated with an A.B. (with highest honors) from the University of California–Davis in 1973. He received his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of New Mexico in 1976, and an LL.M. (Master of Judicial Studies) from Duke University in 2016. Judge Grimm served both on active duty and in the Army Reserve as a Judge Advocate General’s Corps officer and retired in the rank of lieutenant colonel.

For admission to the Nevada District Court:

An attorney who is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Nevada may apply for admission to the bar of this court.

To apply:

  1. Prepare a motion by a member of the bar of this court on the form.
  2. Log in to PACER Manage Account to begin admission process and submit the motion form. See instructions.
  3. Pay the admission fee of $212.00. The clerk will email the payment link after reviewing your admission request.
  4. Take the oath. The clerk will email instructions for making arrangements to take the oath.

The clerk will issue a certificate of admission following the oath. An attorney must be admitted to the bar of this court before e-filing privileges are approved. See Local Rule LR IA 11-1.

For admission to practice in a particular case:

  1. Complete a  Verified Petition for Permission to Practice in This Case Only by Attorney Not Admitted to the Bar of This Court and Designation of Local Counsel attaching a certification of good standing;
  2. Send the completed form to the clerk’s office with the appropriate fee or have local counsel electronically file.

See Local Rule LR IA 11-2.

The Court requires any request to be rescheduled or excused to be in writing (email or letter). Immediately send any written request to the Jury Administrator’s email address on your summons. Please put the pool number and participant number (provided on your summons) in the subject line of your email request. Attach supporting documentation to your email. If you would rather mail in a letter, you may also send a written letter to the Jury Administrator at the address on your summons.

Written requests must be submitted to the Court for consideration. You may expect a response a few days after sending. Please do not assume your request for postponement or excusal is granted. Your request is NOT granted until you receive a response back from the Jury Administrator.

You may contact the Central Violations Bureau by calling 800-827-2982 for your current balance and payment information.  Use option 4 to hear an automated recording with the status of your ticket.

This is not authorized. E-filing privileges are approved by the Court for each individual attorney who is admitted and practices before the court, LR IC 2-1.

Sealed documents can only be viewed by the court unless and until further order of the court.  Ex parte documents are made available on the public docket the day after they are filed. Witness lists can be viewed by the case participants and the court. Documents in Social Security Appeals and Immigration cases (Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2(c)) can be viewed by case participants, the court, and at the clerk’s office public terminal.

Note: You must log into CM/ECF with your e-filer login and password in order to view documents restricted to case participants only.  The system will verify you are a party in the case by your login ID; therefore, the CM/ECF login used must be associated with an attorney that has appeared in the case and is listed on the docket.

You may update your physical address and primary email address by logging into PACER and going to Manage PACER Account at www.pacer.gov.  To update secondary and additional email addresses for notices in CM/ECF, go to Utilities and Maintain your E-Mail. Make sure that when you are finished that you click on the “Submit all changes” button located at the bottom of the page.

Complete a request using the Request for Pay.Gov Refund form and attach backup documentation.  Mail or deliver the form and backup documentation to the Clerk’s Office.  The clerk cannot accept requests for refund by email or fax.  Reimbursement can take up to two weeks.

A person acting as his or her own attorney may request the court’s authorization to register as a filer in his or her specific case, LR IC 2-1(b).

Note:  All communications with the court must be styled as a motion, stipulation, or notice, and must be filed in the court’s docket, LR IA 7-1(b).

The employees at the court are here to assist you. We strive to provide you with the highest level of service possible. The main number for the Las Vegas Clerk’s Office is 702-464-5400. The main number for the Reno Clerk’s Office is 775-686-5800.

The help desk number for assistance with electronic filing in CM/ECF is 702-464-5555 for Las Vegas and 775-686-5800 for Reno, or toll free at 1-888-324-8394.

A deputy clerk will notify you of the number of recordings involved after your order is received.  Please include your contact information on the order form.

Once your order is received, an estimate of the total cost will be prepared, and you will be notified by the court reporter, recorder, or transcription company as to how much deposit is needed to start preparing your transcript. A deposit of the estimated total is required. You will be asked to send the deposit payable directly to the court reporter or transcription company.

Note:  Transcripts are not started and the time for delivery does not start to run until the deposit has been received.

Upgraded PACER accounts have usernames that are at least 8 characters. You may have upgraded your PACER account recently if you practice before another court that already has migrated to NextGen, such as the Ninth Circuit. If your username is 6 characters, you do not have an upgraded account. Go to https://www.pacer.gov and click on Manage My Account to upgrade your PACER account. You will see an “Upgrade” link if your account needs to be upgraded.

Federal citations (tickets) are issued by law enforcement personnel from agencies such as the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Nellis Air Force Base, U.S. Forest Service, Hoover Dam Police/Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, and V.A. Police. If the citation you received does not say “United States District Court Violation Notice” across the top, then you did not receive a federal ticket. For other citations contact the Reno Justice Court at 775-325-6503 (northern nevada) or the Las Vegas Justice Court at 702-671-3444 (southern nevada).

If you are admitted to the District of Nevada Bar, and you would like a Certificate of Good Standing, please do the following:

Log into the court’s CM/ECF website with your individual PACER login and click on “Civil”, and then click on “Certificate of Good Standing”, which is found on the menu under “Attorney Utility”. When prompted, enter your name and bar number. You will be prompted to enter your credit card information for payment of the $20.00 processing fee. Note: If you need certificates for multiple attorneys, you will need to log in to each attorney’s PACER account to order their certificate of good standing.

After verifying the attorney’s status, the Clerk’s Office will send the completed certificate to the attorney’s email address within 1 business day. There is an option to have the certificate printed and mailed instead if you do not want it emailed. Call the court at (702) 464-5555 if you have any additional questions.

Complete an Audio Recording Order form. Deliver to the clerk’s office in Las Vegas or Reno.

For hearings held in Las Vegas send to NVDml_Recorders@nvd.uscourts.gov. For hearings held in Reno send to DocketReno@nvd.uscourts.gov.

The clerk cannot accept fax or phone orders.

Complete a Transcript Order Form and email the form directly to the Official Court Reporter. The Transcript Order Form is available on the court’s website under Forms.

If you are a CJA appointed attorney, please log into the court’s eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request.

Do not e-file the transcript order form on the court’s electronic filing system.

After admission to practice has been completed, you may register for e-filing by logging into your PACER account and going to Manage PACER Account at www.pacer.gov. The clerk will send an email informing the attorney when the request is processed. Click here for detailed step-by-step instructions.

Note:  Due to the volume of requests received by the Court, it could take up to one business day to activate your CM/ECF registration.

If you have lost or forgotten your PACER password for CM/ECF, you may reset your password here.  If you do not remember your username, click here.

You may search the court’s records in person at the clerk’s office in Las Vegas and Reno during regular business hours at no charge.

Access to the court’s records is also available via the Internet through PACER, a web-based system that provides access to electronic federal case dockets and filings at the per-page fee established by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

You may submit a written request for the clerk’s office to search our records for a name or case by completing a Copy and Service Request form available on our website. The clerk’s office is required to charge a fee for each name or case searched.

Public documents are available on the PACER system.  You can access and register for PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov.   There is a public computer terminal at each of the clerk’s office locations where you can view your documents for free.

Most recording orders can be ready for pick up the next business day. Please include your contact information on the audio recording order form and a deputy clerk will contact you when the audio recordings are ready.

One original of each document should be filed. An attorney or pro se party who wishes to receive a file-stamped copy of any pleading or other paper must submit one additional copy and, if by mail, a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope. A party who is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis need not submit a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope.  LR 10-1

The cost of a transcript depends on how quickly you need it and if it has been previously produced or not (see Maximum Per Page Transcript Rates). The page rates have been set by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

See the court’s fee schedule for the most current rate.  Checks or money orders for recordings should be made payable to the Clerk, U. S. District Court.  A deposit may be required for large orders.

Redaction of the following personal identifiers must be requested by an attorney or pro se party within 21 days of filing of the transcript:

  • Social Security or Taxpayer Identification numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
  • Financial account numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
  • Dates of birth redacted to the year;
  • Names of minor children redacted to initials; and
  • Home addresses redacted to city and state, in criminal cases.

A copy of the request must be delivered to the court reporter.

When a transcript is complete, the court reporter or transcriber will deliver the transcript as requested in the delivery instructions on the transcript order, along with a bill for the actual cost. Your deposit will have been deducted from the actual cost. You will be asked to pay the balance in the form of a check or money order payable to the court reporter or a transcription company. The court cannot accept cash as payment for a transcript. If your deposit was greater than the actual cost, you will receive a refund check.

No, you only need one PACER account. With NextGen Central Sign-On, a single PACER login is used across all other NextGen courts.  After you link your PACER account to your Nevada CM/ECF account on March 28, 2022, you will be able to log in using your existing PACER account credentials.

Log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request form.

When you registered your PACER account, you should have checked a box indicating you are CJA counsel. If that was done, you will have an option within NextGen to toggle back and forth between exempt and non-exempt. This is done through Utilities. It defaults to non-exempt, so each time you login, if you are doing CJA work, you will need to go to Utilities and check “Change PACER Exemption Status.”

Instructions are posted to the NextGen page of our website.

If you believe you may not have checked the CJA box when registering for your PACER account, you will need to contact PACER.

Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Counsel of record in a case who have received a transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will be given access to the transcript via the CM/ECF system. Counsel of record in a case who have not purchased a copy of the transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will not have access to the transcript through CM/ECF until they purchase it or until after 90 days.

Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during the first 90 days must request the copy from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order Form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference.

Any qualified person over the age of 18 is welcome to serve, however once you reach the age of 70 you do qualify for an age exemption should you choose not to serve. If you are over the age of 70, receive a jury summons, and do not wish to serve, please provide notification, in writing, to the Jury Office.

Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices free of charge. Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during that period must request the copy from the reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference.

Yes, if you live in a county within the summoning court’s jurisdiction. The District of Nevada has two unofficial divisions. The Southern Division consists of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye counties while the Northern Division consists of Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and Pine counties.

Yes, once the District of Nevada is live on NextGen, you must link your PACER account to your District of Nevada CM/ECF e-filing account before you can file in this Court.

You may have been called to serve from your local federal court, or a state or other local court in your community. Unfortunately, there is not one place you can go to research the different court systems. To see if you have been called to serve on a federal jury, you must contact the local federal district court in your community.

If the Notice to Appear shows an amount due, you may choose to pay your fine in full instead of appearing in court. Your payment must be received 24 hours prior to your scheduled court date to avoid further action.  You may pay on-line at www.cvb.uscourts.gov.

You may contact the Central Violations Bureau (CVB) to request a transfer to the U.S. District Court where you live.  CVB phone: 1-800-827-2982; CVB Email: info@cvb.uscourts.gov

Please be advised:  To request a transfer, you must be willing to plead “guilty” and waive your right to a trial. If you intend to plea “not guilty,” you must make your initial appearance at the designated court. You must return to court for trial at the date and time set at your initial appearance.

COMPLETE and SUBMIT your Qualification Questionnaire within ten (10) DAYS through eJuror.
The court understands that not all prospective jurors have access to a computer. You may wish to have someone with internet access (friend/family member) help you or you may use your local library’s public computer terminals to access the eJuror system. If none of these options are available to you a paper copy of the questionnaire can be mailed to you. You must complete and return the paper questionnaire at your own expense, and it must be returned immediately – within five (5) days.

RESPOND to your Summons for Jury Service within three (3) DAYS through eJuror.

Go to www.nvd.uscourts.gov and click on the eJuror icon bar below the pictures of the courthouses and follow the prompts. DO NOT use the back button on your browser.

To be Rescheduled or Excused:
The Court requires any request to be rescheduled or excused to be in writing (email or letter).
Immediately send any request to jury_vegas@nvd.uscourts.gov or jury_reno@nvd.uscourts.gov
Put the Pool Number (provided on your Summons) and Participant Number in the subject line.
You may also send a letter to the Jury Administrator at the address listed on your Summons.

Requests may be submitted to the Court for consideration. Please expect a response a few days after sending. Do not assume your request has been granted until you receive a response back from the Jury Administrator.

Yes, appearance is mandatory.

You will be notified by the Central Violations Bureau of your court date by mail. You will receive a Notice to Appear usually within 4 to 8 weeks from issuance of the ticket.

Shorts, t-shirts, halter tops, caps, hats, sunglasses (unless prescribed for indoor use), torn or cut clothing or any other brief attire are NOT permitted.

Yes, you may bring your electronic devices into the courthouse. However, these devises must be turned off in courtrooms and whenever the Judge so orders. Jurors should be courteous of other by keeping any conversation volumes low. Photography and recording are prohibited.

The Court requires any request to be rescheduled or excused to be in writing (email or letter). Immediately send any written request to the Jury Administrator’s email address on your summons. Please put the pool number and participant number (provided on your summons) in the subject line of your email request. If you would rather mail in a letter, you may also send a written letter to the Jury Administrator at the address on your summons.

Written requests must be submitted to the Court for consideration. You may expect a response a few days after sending. Please do not assume your request for postponement or excusal is granted. Your request is NOT granted until you receive a response back from the Jury Administrator.

While the court appreciates your willingness to participate in jury service, you cannot volunteer to serve. Each judicial district must randomly select potential jurors from a fair cross-section of the community in the district, and discrimination in the selection process is prohibited.

Yes. While court reporters or transcribers are authorized to redact the specific personal identifiers, parties may move the court by separate motion.  A ruling from the court is required before other information in the transcript may be redacted.

Yes, it is legally required, and there are penalties for noncompliance. Jurors perform a vital role in the American system of justice. Jury service is an important civic function that supports one of the fundamental rights of citizens – the right to have their case decided by a jury of their peers.

Not for e-filing. Each attorney must have an individual PACER account to use for electronic filing in NextGen. The law firm can create a PACER Administrative Account (PAA) to manage the billing for all the individual attorney accounts. Staff members who share a PACER account for read-only access to view documents may continue to share an account.

For more information on setting up a PAA, please review PACER Administrative Account User Manual.  To register for a PAA, visit https://www.pacer.gov/reg_firm.html.

After making one appearance for jury selection, or upon completion of the trial for which you were impaneled, jurors may be excused from federal jury service for a period of two years.

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is engaged in a “One Day or One Trial” jury selection process. When a prospective juror is summoned to appear and reports for jury selection, he or she has fulfilled their “one day” appearance requirement regardless of whether they are selected or not.

If prospective jurors are selected to participate in the trial, they will have fulfilled their “one trial” requirement at the conclusion of the trial.

Professor Barron is a professor of skills at The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian from the State University of New York at Albany in 1974 and a Master of Arts degree in Russian from Columbia University in 1977. She received her Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law School in 1984. Prior to attending law school, Professor Barron was a linguist with the United States Department of Defense. She worked on high security level foreign language material.

Professor Barron’s professional legal experience is diverse. Upon graduation from Hofstra in 1984, she became a prosecutor with the New York County Office of the District Attorney. She left the prosecutor’s office in 1987 and was a litigator with firms in the New York City metropolitan area. She specialized in complex commercial and matrimonial litigation. It was at that time that she began her teaching career as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s Basic Skills Northeast Regional Program.

Professor Barron returned to Hofstra in 1995 as a professor. She has focused her teaching interests on improving the law school’s skills curriculum. She has created and has taught innovative skills-oriented simulations courses that are grounded in criminal law, commercial law, and transactional law. She is currently the director of Hofstra’s trial techniques program and has been the law school’s director of student advocacy programs. In addition, she serves as director of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) Basic Skills Northeast Regional Program and has been the NITA program director and faculty member for many skills courses for the public and private sector nationwide. Since March 2020, Professor Barron has developed and taught multiple series of online skills courses for NITA for public and private sector lawyers.

Professor Barron has an extensive international teaching resume. She has developed and taught advocacy skills programs for: the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative in Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, the Republic of Georgia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Tunisia, Russia; the Balkans Regional Rule of Law Network in Macedonia; and the government of Bosnia-Herzogovina. Professor Barron has created advocacy skills courses for her work with ABA ROLI. Most recently, she has developed and taught courses that train lawyers and law professors in interactive teaching methodologies. She also taught in Japan’s first trial advocacy skills programs for members of Japan’s criminal defense bar, as well as in Kosovo, where she taught in trial advocacy programs sponsored by the United States Department of Justice. She also has created and taught a series of skills workshops designed to help legal and non-legal professionals develop their own interactive courses.

Professor Grossman is a Research Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, and an affiliate faculty member at the Vector Institute, all in Ontario, Canada. She also is Principal at Maura Grossman Law, an eDiscovery law and consulting firm in Buffalo, New York. Previously, Maura was Of Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in New York City, where, for 17 years, she advised the firm’s lawyers and clients on matters related to eDiscovery and information governance, both domestically and abroad. Maura’s scholarly work on technology-assisted review (“TAR”) has been widely cited in case law, both in the U.S. and elsewhere. In addition to her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, Maura also holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the Derner Institute of Adelphi University.

File with the court a written notification of any change to contact information in your case, LR IA 3-1.

There are three types of restricted documents:

  1. sealed documents;
  2. ex parte documents; and,
  3. other select documents that contain personal identifiers (See Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2 and Fed.R.Crim.P. 49.1).

Documents filed under seal can only be viewed by the court unless and until further order of the court. Documents filed ex parte are filed on the docket, but not served on other parties. Unlike sealed documents, ex parte documents will appear on the public docket the day after being filed. Other select documents may be restricted due to the inclusion of person identifiers, such as financial account numbers and social security numbers.  Witness lists and some documents filed in Social Security Appeal cases and Immigration cases are restricted to case participants only.

Note: You must log into CM/ECF using the login and password for an attorney that has properly appeared in the case, and is listed as attorney of record on the docket, in order to view documents that are restricted in Social Security Appeals and Immigration cases.

The fee for court staff to reproduce any record or paper is $0.50 per page. You may request copies of court documents by completing a Copy and Service Request form.

Copies produced from PACER or the court’s public terminal are $.10 per page.

Fee Schedule

To be Excused from Jury Service:

  • 70 years or older
  • Served on a jury in last two years

The clerk’s office can:

  • explain and answer questions about how the court works;
  • provide phone numbers for local legal services;
  • provide court calendars and forms; and
  • provide access to the electronic case file at the public lobby terminal.

The clerk’s office cannot:

  • give legal advice such as if you should or should not file a case;
  • calculate deadlines for your case absent what is on the public docket;
  • interpret laws or court orders;
  • assist with writing pleadings and filings; and
  • communicate with the Judge on your behalf or allow you talk to the Judge outside of a court hearing.

File the correct .pdf document using the filing event called Notice of Corrected Image/Document under the menu category for your filing.  Link the notice back to the previous filing on the docket.  The clerk’s office will make any necessary corrections to the original entry.

Contact the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) for southern cases, or the Reno Clerk’s Office at 775-686-5800 for northern cases. The deputy clerk will correct the entry and file a Notice of Docket Correction. The attorney will be directed to refile the document in the correct case.

Contact the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) for southern cases, or the Reno Clerk’s Office at 775-686-5800 for northern cases. Depending on the circumstances, the deputy clerk will correct the entry and file a Notice of Docket Correction or direct the attorney to refile document selecting the correct event.

If the court or clerk discovers the error and action is needed, you will be notified via an email notice through CM/ECF titled Notice of Attorney Action Required.

First, go to the case docket and look to see if the attorney’s email address appears on the docket and is correct. The notation “ ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED” must appear below the email address.

Next, go to the attorney’s account to review the primary and secondary email addresses that are linked to the account. The primary email address must only appear once; it cannot be listed under both Primary and Secondary email address. Update any incorrect account information.

Finally, if all of the above information is correct, please contact the Help Desk at 702-464-5555 or 1-888-324-8394 for further assistance.

If you fail to pay the amount due or to appear in court on the date and time scheduled, the court may issue a summons ordering you to appear or issue a warrant for your arrest.

Please be advised that pursuant to United States Code, Title 28, Section 1866(g), “Any person summoned for jury service who fails to appear as directed shall be ordered by the district court to appear forthwith and show cause for his failure to comply with the summons. Any person who fails to show good cause for noncompliance with a summons may be fined not more than $1000, imprisoned not more than three days, ordered to perform community service, or any combination thereof.”

If you missed your reporting date, please contact the Jury Administrator immediately to reschedule your jury service.

After the Court upgrades to NextGen, you must link your current CM/ECF account to your PACER account. After the accounts are linked, you will no longer use your CM/ECF username or password to file in this Court.

Use the Search feature located on the blue menu bar in CM/ECF and input a search term.

Example: Filing a Motion to Compel, type compel in the search box and the system will show all events containing the word compel.

If you live further than 80 miles (one-way) from the courthouse, you might choose to travel the day prior. If you are selected to serve, you may remain close to the courthouse during your service and be paid a subsistence fee. You may ask for the government rate when making your hotel reservation. Contact the Jury Administrator via email for additional information.

Only proceedings in which the record is taken by digital audio recording have audio CDs available for purchase. Proceedings taken by an Official Court Reporter do not have audio recordings available for purchase. Proceedings that were audio recorded and have a certified transcript filed in the official court file are not available for purchase.

An Audio Recording Order form is available on the court’s website under Forms. The completed form should be e-mailed to Services@nvd.uscourts.gov.

Attendance letters are available through your e-Juror account. If you need assistance, please contact the Jury Office.

All requests to postpone or defer jury service dates must be made in writing. When you receive your summons, immediately email your written request to the Jury Administrator and provide any supporting documentation. Alternatively, you may explain your conflict to the presiding judge when you appear in court for jury service.

The Central Violations Bureau (CVB) is a national center responsible for processing all federal violation citations (tickets). This includes violations that occur on federal property such as federal buildings, national parks, military installations, post offices, Veteran Affairs medical centers, national wildlife refuges, and national forests.

Contact the Central Violations Bureau at 1-800-827-2982 for the most current balance and payment information.

The US District Court for the District of Nevada is closed on the following Federal holidays:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Washington’s Birthday
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes legal public holidays for Federal employees. When a holiday falls on a nonworkday — Saturday or Sunday — the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

For specific calendar dates for the current, previous or future year, please visit www.opm.gov.

All other closures due to weather or other events will be announced on the court’s homepage.

Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows registered users to review and print case and docket information in federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. PACER is provided by the Federal Judiciary in keeping with its commitment to providing public access to court information via a centralized service.  For assistance with PACER please call 1-210-301-6440 or 1-800-676-6856.

The Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system allows parties and the court to file documents electronically making the case information immediately available. For assistance with CM/ECF please call the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) or the Reno office at 775-686-5800.

Note:  The District of Nevada has upgraded to the Next Generation of CM/ECF that uses a single sign-on feature.  You must have an individual PACER account. Your PACER login and password is your single sign-on to Federal Courts that are on NextGen and you will use PACER login to e-file in the District of Nevada.

No weapons are allowed in the courthouse. This includes pocketknives, knitting needles, and pepper spray.

For petty offense and Central Violations Bureau citations (tickets), contact the Las Vegas clerk’s office at 702-464-5405 or the Reno clerk’s office at 775-686-5800. Please leave your name, address, phone number, citation number and scheduled court date so that someone can contact you.

No, you must also complete and file a Transcript Order form or, if appropriate, a CJA-24 request. The Designation of Transcripts is a document filed in the appeal process, but it does not replace ordering the transcripts with the order form.

Note: For CJA appointed attorneys, log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system to submit a CJA-24 authorization request for transcript.

Payments must be received on or before the scheduled court date.

Before potential jurors are summoned for service, their names are randomly drawn from voter registration lists to receive a questionnaire to determine whether they meet the legal qualification for jury service. Individuals who receive questionnaires are required to complete and return them to the clerk’s office, which then screens the completed questionnaires to determine eligibility for jury service. A random system is used for issuance of questionnaires and summons.

Mail your payment to:
Central Violations Bureau
P.O. Box 780549
San Antonio, TX 78278

Note:  Include your location code and ticket number on all payments for proper credit.

Las Vegas, Nevada:

Parking is provided at the Fremont Street Experience Parking Garage (111 S. 4th Street).  The parking garage is located between Las Vegas Blvd. So., Carson Ave., Fremont St., and 4th Street.  The entrance to the garage is on 4th Street.  4th Street is a one-way street running south to north.

The Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse is located at 333 Las Vegas Blvd, South, on the east side of the street between Bridger and Clark Streets.

Bring your parking ticket to Court for validation.  Do not park on a meter. You will not be allowed to leave jury section to put additional money in the meter.  If you require handicap parking, please contact the Jury Office at 702-464-5627.

Reno, Nevada:

Parking is provided at the Liberty Center Parking Garage located at the corner of Center and Ryland (220 S. Center Street). Park ONLY on Level 5 or above. You will need to find alternative parking if your vehicle does not fit in the garage (6’7” clearance). Do not park on a meter. If you require handicap parking, please contact the Jury Administrator (at 775-686-5614) at least three days prior to the reporting date.

The following internet browsers have been tested and approved for use with CM/ECF:

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and higher

Other browsers are not supported, but may work.

TIP: If you are having trouble logging into CM/ECF and you are using Google Chrome, try using a different browser.

Please refer to the minutes of proceedings on the court docket for the name of the Court Reporter or Electronic Court Recording Operator (ECRO), or if audio digital recording was used (FTR or Liberty).

Hearings reported by an Official Court Reporter:

If the hearing was reported by an official court reporter, please email the transcript order form directly to that court reporter.  The minutes of proceedings will include the name of the court reporter.

If the order form includes multiple proceedings before more than one reporter or was reported by a contract court reporter whose name is not listed above, please email the transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.

Hearings electronically recorded:

If the hearing was a digital audio recorded (FTR or Liberty) proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge or if the hearing was before a U.S. District Judge and was electronically recorded by an ECRO, please email the transcript order form to the email address that is associated with the U.S. District Judge that is assigned to the case.

If there is no U.S. District Judge assigned to the case, please email your transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.

It is the filer’s responsibility to maintain and update his or her user account information, including the primary and secondary email addresses (LR IC 2-1(g)).

The Court’s schedule could change at the last minute, or the Court could need to provide additional reporting instructions at the last minute. It is therefore important that you call the number printed on your summons on the evening before the summons date and listen to the automated message. The recording will instruct you on how to report, if you need to report, or if you are no longer required to appear.

Yes. Jurors will be paid an attendance fee of $50.00 per day plus mileage to and from the courthouse.

No.  For a non-electronic filer, the court and opposing parties send documents in paper form via U.S. mail or other delivery service.  For registered CM/ECF users, documents are provided electronically through the use of CM/ECF.

No.  The requesting party must submit properly completed proposed summons forms.  The clerk will issue the summons if they are timely, the filing fee is paid, or at any time at the direction of the court.  Summons are not issued prior to the ruling on a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Smoking is banned in Federal buildings. Therefore, smoking is not permitted inside the courthouse.  Jurors may smoke in the designated smoking area during breaks.