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Key Traps — Where Counsel Gets Caught
- 1. Meet-and-confer for discovery disputes must be by phone or in person — email alone does not satisfy the obligation.
- 2. MSJ filings require courtesy copies of the full motion and ALL exhibits delivered in a tabbed indexed binder.
- 3. Discovery disputes are resolved via a Consolidated/Joint Discovery Statement filed on the CM/ECF docket — not by letter to chambers.
- 4. Courtesy copies required for emergency motions, TRO/PI, and voluminous exhibits — not just MSJs.
Quick Reference
| Topic | Rule |
|---|---|
| Chambers Copies | Conditional |
| Tentative Rulings | Not issued. N.D. Ga. does not use a tentative ruling system. |
Procedural Briefing by Motion Type
C.D. Cal. · Standing Orders
Procedural Requirements
Key Traps
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Before You File
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At Filing
Chambers Copies
Conditional
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Before the Hearing
Tentative Rulings
Not issued. N.D. Ga. does not use a tentative ruling system.
Prohibition / Ex Parte Contact Re Tentatives
N/A.
Oral Argument
Court decides motions without oral hearing unless a hearing is ordered. Per N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(E). [N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(E)]
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Background Rules
Discovery Dispute Procedure Submission-first
Parties must file a Consolidated/Joint Discovery Statement on the case docket via CM/ECF. Meet-and-confer must be by phone or in person only; email does not satisfy the meet-and-confer obligation unless repeated phone attempts are unsuccessful due to the adversary's conduct. [Judge Boulee Civil Standing Order § Discovery Disputes]
Ex Parte Applications
Per N.D. Ga. LR 7.5(B). Prior notice to adversary required; emergency and FRCP-authorized ex parte excepted. [N.D. Ga. LR 7.5(B)]
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