Local Rule LR Cv 26: DISCOVERY

LR Cv 26 DISCOVERY

(a) Discovery Conference. Unless the Court otherwise orders, within 14 days after the last answer or responsive pleading has been filed by all parties against whom claims have been asserted, the parties shall confer for the purposes specified by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f); provided, however, that if in lieu of an answer, a motion is filed that, if granted, would dispose of the entire case, the time for the parties' conference may be deferred until not later than 14 days after such answer or pleading is thereafter filed.

(b) Discovery Plan. Counsel may, but are not required to, present any written discovery plan. However, counsel shall be prepared to present any discovery plan verbally at the initial Rule 16 conference.

(c) Close of Discovery. Unless the Court otherwise orders, pretrial discovery must be completed by the discovery closure date. However, the parties may agree that specified discovery which has been initiated before the discovery closure date may be completed subsequent to that date, so long as such completion does not affect the pretrial schedule or any trial date established by the Court.

(d) Requests for Admission. Requests for admission may be served following the discovery closure date with leave of court, upon motion which includes the proposed requests.

(e) Service of Discovery by Electronic Means. Service of discovery by electronic means is permitted.

Effective 12/2/13: §(e) added. Effective 12/1/11: §(d) added. The numerical references in this rule were altered as part of the restyling of numerical references throughout the Local Rules. Effective 1/3/11: §(c) amended. Effective 12/1/09: §(a) amended. Effective 3/17/08: §(c) added.

CROSS-REFERENCES See also LR Cv 5(d) (regarding the filing of discovery documents), LR Cv 16 (initial scheduling conference), LR Cv 33 (interrogatories), LR Cv 34 (requests for production), LR Cv 36 (admissions), and LR Cv 37 (Motions to Compel Discovery).