All local rules for D. Nev., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
Lead counsel for each party must attend the case management conference, as more fully described in the court management conference order.
seek judicial intervention pursuant to Civil Local Rule 37-1(b) by contacting Judge Baldwin through her courtroom deputy, Lisa Mann, or by calling Judge Baldwin's chambers directly. However, before contacting the Court, the parties must first send a short email describing the nature of the dispute to clb_chambers@nvd.uscourts.gov.
Paper courtesy copies are not to be submitted to Judge Baldwin's Chambers unless expressly requested.
Parties are reminded that court proceedings are presumptively public. Any request to file a document under seal must comply with LR IA 10-5.
Pursuant to Local Rule 78-1, motions may be considered with or without a hearing. A party may request a hearing by following the procedure provided by the rule.
Yes — motions decided on the papers without oral argument.
Judge Baldwin holds many civil hearings, settlement conferences, early neutral evaluations (ENE), and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) hearings virtually via videoconferencing technology.
Pursuant to LR 1-1(b)(2), the Court requires the parties to follow the following informal discovery dispute procedure. No discovery motion may be filed until this procedure has been followed and such briefing is ordered by the Court. Discovery disputes include any dispute between the party related to the timing of discovery or extensions of time related to the completion of any discovery item. If a discovery dispute arises the parties must first meet and confer to try to resolve their dispute in compliance with LR IA 1-3(f). Lead counsel for each party shall meet and confer in person, videoconference, or telephone. A mere exchange of letters or e-mails does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement.
First, the party seeking the requested discovery, or seeking to avoid the requested discovery, must file a motion entitled “Motion Regarding Discovery Dispute.” This motion is limited to 5 pages (12-point font or greater, margins of no less than one inch) in length.
Judge Baldwin encourages litigants to permit more junior members of the litigation team to present oral argument and gain courtroom experience. Thus, as a supplement to the rule requesting oral argument, a party should note in the filing that the requested argument or hearing would be handled by a more junior lawyer. In those instances where Judge Baldwin may be inclined to rule on the papers, a representation that a younger lawyer would be responsible for presenting argument will weigh in favor of holding a hearing. Source ↗
The filing of a motion to dismiss does not stay discovery. Rather, the parties are required to comply with the rules of discovery as required by the Local Rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See LR 26-1 et. seq.; Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 26 et. seq. Source ↗