--- title: "Maximiliano D Iii Couvillier | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maximiliano-d-iii-couvillier-nevada-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Maximiliano D Iii Couvillier U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada - State: Nevada - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=100) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=100) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=100) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maximiliano-d-iii-couvillier-nevada-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maximiliano-d-iii-couvillier-nevada-us-magistrate", "name": "Maximiliano D Iii Couvillier | KnowJudges", "description": "Maximiliano D Iii Couvillier, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. 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Couvillier, III is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, appointed January 8, 2024, after serving as a prominent Nevada personal injury and commercial litigator - Before joining the federal bench, Couvillier was founding partner of Kennedy & Couvillier, a personal injury law firm, and previously a partner at Lionel Sawyer & Collins and Black & LoBello. ### Education ### Additional information - Couvillier has issued significant procedural orders, such as the August 17, 2026 Second Amended Standing Order on AI Use in Court Filings, requiring certification when AI tools are used in drafting legal documents and setting safeguards for confidential information - He has represented some of Nevada’s largest companies and was recognized as a “Best Lawyer in America” for commercial litigation - He has also presided over cases, including Julius Czudar v., Inc. (2:26-cv-01087), where he scheduled an Early Neutral Evaluation ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.