Local Rule LR 77.1: Proper Notice to Adversary

LR 77.1 Proper Notice to Adversary. Except in emergency situations where it is impossible to contact opposing counsel, and in those situations where it is contemplated by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that an ex parte motion or application (other than motions to proceed in forma pauperis) may be made to the Court, attorneys desiring to confer with a District Judge or Magistrate Judge of this Court in chambers relative to a case then pending shall first give proper notice to opposing counsel in the case disclosing the date, hour, and nature of the conference sought and shall satisfy the Judge, or Magistrate Judge, that such notice has been given.