Rule 4. Court files not to be removed

Cite as: 20 CNCA app. II, r. 4

Original papers on file in the Court Clerk's office shall not be removed from the Clerk's office without a written order signed by a Judge, except the Clerk or the Clerk's deputies may bring them to the courtrooms to be used by the Court officials, the parties and their attorneys, for the purposes of trial, and they shall then be returned to the Clerk's office. An attorney of record in the case or Official Reporter may take the Court files from the Clerk's office or from the Clerk or Deputy Clerk for official use, but must give the Clerk a written receipt for them and return them to the Clerk's office within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding days when Court is not in session. Criminal case files should not be removed from the custody of the Court Clerk except upon order of the Court.

Historical Data

SC–AD–13–02, adopted September 3, 2013.