Local Rule 7026-1: GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING DISCOVERY
Bankr. W.D. Tenn. — Civil rule
TNWB LBR 7026-1 GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING DISCOVERY
(a) Discovery Procedure. All discovery is governed by Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 7026-37. Interrogatories, requests, answers, and objections should not be filed with the Clerk unless it is necessary to make them a part of a discovery or other motion.
(b) Discovery Disputes. In the event of a discovery dispute and prior to the filing of a motion, all counsel (and any unrepresented parties) shall confer at least telephonically in an effort to resolve the dispute. All discovery motions must certify that a reasonable effort has been made to reach agreement on disputed issues.
(c) Electronic Filing. Any discovery filed with the Clerk should be filed in Portable Document Format if possible. If this is not possible, then a summary of the discovery should be filed electronically and the original retained pending further order or resolution of the dispute.
(d) Opt Out. By Miscellaneous Order 93-2, the bankruptcy judges in this District have opted out of the mandatory disclosure provisions contained in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) (1-4) and (f). In a particular contested matter or adversary proceeding, however, the court may require compliance with one or more of these provisions.