Local Rule RULE 26.2: IMPLEMENTATION OF FED. R. CIV. P. 26
C.D. Ill. — Civil rule
RULE 26.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF FED. R. CIV. P. 26
(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 controls the initial stages of discovery/disclosure in this court in all cases filed on or after January 1, 1994 with the exception of the categories of proceedings specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(B). These categories are construed to include the following:
(a) Naturalization proceedings filed as civil cases or proceedings to cancel or revoke citizenship;
(b) Proceedings in bankruptcy;
(c) Proceedings to compel the giving of testimony or production of documents in this district in connection with discovery, or for perpetuation of testimony, for use in a matter pending or contemplated in a district court of another district;
(d) Actions to enforce out-of-state judgments;
(e) Cases exempted by the presiding judge on a case by case basis.
(2) The parties may not agree to opt out of the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.
(3) Attorneys in all cases not exempt from Fed. R Civ. P. 26 will comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) before the date set by the court for the initial scheduling conference. The parties must produce and file a proposed discovery plan which meets the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). The attorney for the plaintiff is responsible for arranging the meeting and filing the proposed discovery plan.