Law clerks may be contacted regarding procedural questions. Law clerks may not be asked substantive legal questions and they cannot provide advice on how to handle legal questions. When you contact Chambers, please have the case number and presiding Judge available as this will be the first question asked so that we may better assist you. Absent a true emergency, counsel of record shall not contact Chambers to ask questions concerning the status of pending matters. Discovery Procedures Order §I.B: The Court will not entertain telephone requests or other attempts to obtain immediate rulings on deposition conduct or objections while a deposition is ongoing. If a dispute arises during a deposition, the parties shall proceed with the deposition as they deem appropriate and may raise the issue with the Court through an appropriate post-deposition motion.

Model C -- Traditional. Confer first (in-person, phone, or Zoom; email alone insufficient), then file motion. Motion limited to 5 pages (purpose is to frame issues, not argue extensively); must attach all relevant exhibits (discovery demands and responses). Response limited to 5 pages within 5 business days; no reply permitted. Court decides whether to hold a hearing. Parties encouraged to continue pursuing resolution even after hearing is scheduled; may contact chambers jointly to report full or partial resolution.