Local Rule L.R. 7026: Discovery.

L.R. 7026 - Discovery. A. Discovery to Begin Promptly. Discovery in an adversary proceeding should begin at the earliest possible time. The parties should not wait until the scheduling conference to begin discovery.

B. Required Disclosures. Adherence to L.R. 7016(A) constitutes compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and (2), and E.D.Mo.L.R 26-3.01.

C. Filing of Discovery Materials. Local Rule 3.02 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri will apply as modified herein. Discovery requests and responses and any disclosures required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35 and 36 should not be filed with the Court except as exhibits to a motion or memorandum pursuant to L.R. 7056 and 9040. At the time of service of discovery requests or responses, the party issuing the discovery or responding to it must file a certificate of service advising that the discovery has been served or answered. No deposition transcript should be filed until admitted into evidence at trial. If deposition testimony is needed to support any pleading, a copy of the relevant excerpts must be attached to the motion or pleading as well as a designation of deposition transcript listing the page and lines.

D. Deadline for Discovery. In all cases in which a trial (not pre-trial) summons is issued, responses to discovery must be served no later than twenty-one (21) days after service of the discovery request unless the responding party, after consultation with the party seeking the discovery, obtains additional time to respond.