Local Rule LR Cv 7: MOTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS
D.R.I. — Civil rule
LR Cv 7 MOTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS
(a) In General.
(1) Request for Relief. A request for a court order must be made by motion. A motion must be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial or if the Court permits otherwise.
(2) Contents of a Motion.
(A) Grounds and Relief Sought. All motions must state with particularity the grounds for seeking an order, the relief sought, and the legal argument necessary to support it.
(B) Accompanying Documents. A separate memorandum of law need not be filed. However, if a party chooses to file a memorandum of law, it must be served as an attachment to the motion and not as a separate docket entry.
(3) Response. Any party may file a response to a motion, the contents of which are governed by LR Cv 7(a)(2). The response must be filed within 14 days after service of the motion unless the Court shortens or extends the time.
(4) Reply to Response. Although the filing of a reply is not required, any reply to a response must be filed within 7 days after service of the response. A reply shall not present matters that do not relate to the response, or reargue or expand upon the arguments made in support of the motion.
(5) Sur-replies. Sur-replies may only be filed with prior leave of Court.
(b) Record Citations in Administrative Appeals. Any motion, response or reply filed in a case involving an appeal from the ruling or determination of an administrative tribunal, including but not limited to Social Security disability determinations, shall include all pertinent citations to the administrative record.
(c) Need for Hearing. All motions and responses shall contain a statement by counsel as to whether oral argument and/or an evidentiary hearing is requested; and, if so, the estimated time that will be required.
Effective 12/1/17: §(a) amended; §§(b), (c) and (d)(1)-(3) deleted; §(d)(4) redesignated as (b); and §(e) redesignated as (c). Effective 12/1/11: The numerical references in this rule were altered as part of the restyling of numerical references throughout the Local Rules. Effective 12/1/09: §§(b)(1) and (b)(2) amended. Effective 1/5/09: Title and §(d)(1) amended. Effective 3/17/08: §§(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) and (d)(1) amended, and §(d)(4) added.
CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Gen 102 (Motions to Seal); LR Cv 37 (Motions to Compel Discovery), LR Cv 56 (Motions for Summary Judgment), LR Cv 72 and LR Cr 57.2 (Objections to Reports and Recommendations); LR Cr 12 (Discovery Motions in Criminal Cases); and LR Cr 47 (Motions and Other Papers). See generally Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (computation of time); LR Gen 303 (Special Filing Requirements).