The court shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process and of making motions and orders. The clerk's office with the clerk or a deputy in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturday, Sundays and legal holidays. COMMENT: § 1.31 is identical to former Rule 56. See also Fed. R. Crim. P. 56 (same). See generally 8A Moore, Federal Practice ¶¶56.01-56.02 (1974).
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