Local Rule LR 26.4: Preservation and Filing of Discovery Materials in Civil Cases
S.D. Ga. — Civil rule
LR 26.4 Preservation and Filing of Discovery Materials in Civil Cases.
(a) Counsel in possession of original discovery materials, including depositions and all written discovery requests and responses, shall act for the Court as custodian of such materials and shall preserve them for filing as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d) and subsection (b) of this rule.
(b) A request to the custodian to file original discovery materials shall specify the particular materials or portions thereof which the requesting party desires to have filed, and the custodian shall file such materials promptly upon receiving the request.
(c) If a party determines that it shall be necessary to use a deposition or any portion thereof at trial, the entire deposition shall be filed with the Clerk prior to trial.