Local Rule 26.3: NON-FILING OF DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS

26.3 NON-FILING OF DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS

(a) Discovery Documents Not to Be Filed. Unless the Court orders otherwise and except as provided in Rule 26.3(d), a party must serve but not file the following discovery documents:

1. Initial disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1);

2. Disclosure of expert testimony under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2);

3. Depositions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 and 31;

4. Interrogatories, and answers thereto, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 33;

5. Requests for production or inspection, and responses thereto, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 34; and 6. Requests for admissions, and responses thereto, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 36.

(b) Filing of Certificate of Service Required. A party must file a certificate of service when it serves any discovery document.

(c) Filing of Certificate for Deposition Transcript. A court reporter, upon completing a deposition transcript, must file a certificate showing the name of the deponent, the date of taking, the name and address of the person having custody of the original transcript, and the charge made for the original.

(d) Filing Required for Discovery Disputes. If a party files a motion placing a discovery matter in dispute, the party must contemporaneously file copies of the relevant discovery materials.