Local Rule 16.14: Expedited Trial: Request and Conference
D.S.C. — Civil rule
16.14: Expedited Trial: Request and Conference.
(A) Counsel may, at any time, request the court to set the case for an expedited trial.
(B) The request should specify the anticipated scope of discovery and time required for completion, the number and type of any anticipated pretrial motions, and the anticipated date by which the matter can be ready for trial. Unless the request is included with the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) report (as supplemented by Local Civ. Rule 26 (D.S.C.)), counsel shall confer with opposing counsel regarding the above matters, and the nature of any differences shall be set forth in the request for expedited trial.
(C) Upon receipt of the request, the court will consider the same and may schedule a conference on the request. The court may, however, act on the request on the basis of correspondence and/or documents in the file. The conference may be conducted in person or by telephone.
(D) Opposing counsel may submit additional information in favor of or opposing expedited trial at or before the conference, including additional information by way of answers to the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) report to the court. See Local Civ. Rule 26.03 (D.S.C.).