Local Rule RULE 7026-1: DISCOVERY – GENERAL
Bankr. N.D.N.Y. — Civil rule
RULE 7026-1 DISCOVERY – GENERAL
(a) Required Disclosure. The initial disclosures required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1), (2), and (3), made applicable in adversary proceedings by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, shall be operative unless the Court orders otherwise.
(b) Meeting of Parties. The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d) and (f), made applicable in adversary proceedings by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, insofar as they mandate an actual meeting of the parties twenty-one (21) days before a scheduling conference, require the submission of a written report, and prohibit a party from seeking discovery from any source prior to any such meeting, shall not apply to a contested matter or adversary proceeding, unless the Court orders otherwise.
Comment This provision permits the Court to limit the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, as made applicable in adversary proceedings by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026, on a case by case basis.
This Rule should be read in conjunction with LBR 7016-1.