Hon. Craig S. Denney

Lead counsel for each party must attend the case management conference, as more fully described in the case management conference order. Lead counsel for each party shall meet and confer in person, videoconference, or telephone. A mere exchange of letters or e-mails or brief phone conversation does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement.

Paper courtesy copies are not to be submitted to Judge Denney’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.

Counsel for both sides will be ordered to appear in person at a discovery dispute hearing unless the court determines that video teleconference is acceptable.

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 in good faith 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 or brief phone conversation 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.