GA-ND — Meet and Confer

GA-ND requires in-person conferral for early-case settlement and case-management discussions; meet-and-confer for discovery motions per LR 37.1. GA-ND is a discovery-only meet-and-confer scope district with live conferral.

Mechanics

• Settlement conferral (LR 16 region): *'All parties are required to confer in person in an effort to settle the case, discuss [other matters].'*
• Discovery motion conferral (LR 37.1): Required before motions to compel.
• In-person conference among lead counsel: Specifically required for case-management discussion under LR 16.

For the trap on in-person settlement conferral, see Watchpoints #4.