Local Rule LCvR 26.2: DISCOVERY MATERIAL NOT TO BE FILED UNLESS ORDERED OR NEEDED
W.D.N.C. — Civil rule
LCvR 26.2 DISCOVERY MATERIAL NOT TO BE FILED UNLESS ORDERED OR NEEDED The parties shall not file any initial disclosures, designations of expert witnesses and their reports, discovery requests or responses thereto, deposition transcripts, or other discovery material unless: (1) directed to do so by the Court; (2) the materials are needed for an in-Court proceeding; or (3) the materials are filed to support or oppose a motion or petition.
Materials filed to support or oppose a motion or petition shall be labeled as an "Appendix" or "Attachment" thereto and shall be limited to those portions of the material directly necessary to support or oppose the motion or petition. All such materials must be served on other counsel or parties entitled to service of papers filed with the Clerk of Court as provided in the Administrative Procedures. The party taking a deposition or obtaining any material through discovery is responsible for preserving and delivering the material to the Court if needed or so ordered.