Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, whether brought by a state or federal prisoner, motions filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and complaints brought by prisoners under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or any other Civil Rights statute shall be submitted for filing in a form which is substantially in compliance with forms available from the Clerk of Court.

 

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991]

 

1991 Advisory Committee's Note to LR 9.3

This rule modifies former D. Minn. Local Rule 15 (1987).  The requirement that the pleadings be "in writing, signed and verified" was deleted on grounds that it was duplicative of the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and, to some extent, Fed.R.Civ.P. 11.  The rule only requires "substantial compliance" with forms supplied by the Clerk of Court in recognition of the fact that the Supreme Court and Congress have generally avoided strict compliance with forms submitted by pro se petitioners.