Local Rule 7026-1: DISCOVERY – GENERAL
Bankr. D. Utah — Civil rule
RULE 7026-1 DISCOVERY – GENERAL
(a) Report of Parties' Planning Conference. At the conclusion of the conference required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(1), made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, and no later than 7 days prior to the initial pretrial conference, the parties are jointly responsible for filing the Report of Parties' Planning Meeting required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(2) in a form that substantially complies with Local Form 7026-1.
(b) Attorney Managed Discovery. The court will not entertain any motions related to discovery under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026 through 7037 unless the moving attorney has in good faith conferred, or attempted to confer, with the opposing attorney and the parties are unable to reach an agreement on the matters set forth in the motion. The moving attorney must certify in the motion: (1) compliance with this Rule; (2) the date, time, and place of the conference or attempts to confer; and (3) the names of all participating parties or attorneys.
(c) Court Managed Discovery.
(1) Limitations on Discovery. Motions to limit discovery under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b) or (c), made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, must attach: (A) a copy of the discovery request; (B) a statement identifying the relevant portions of the request to which objection is made; and (C) for each objection, a succinct statement summarizing why discovery should be limited and/or any proposed modification.
(2) Compelling Discovery. Motions to compel discovery under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7037, must attach: (A) a copy of the discovery request; and (B) a succinct statement identifying the requests that have not been complied with and why any response received was inadequate.
(d) Form of Certain Discovery Documents. Parties responding to interrogatories pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7033; requests for production of documents or things pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7034; or requests for admission pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 36 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7036 shall repeat in full each such interrogatory or request to which the response is made. The parties also shall number sequentially each interrogatory or request to which response is made.