PA-ED — Discovery
E.D. Pa. — PA-ED's discovery rule (Rule 26.1) governs the basics: discovery materials are not filed; meet-and-confer certification is required for d...
PA-ED's discovery rule (Rule 26.1) governs the basics: discovery materials are not filed; meet-and-confer certification is required for discovery motions. There is no district-wide trigger-event deadline and no district-wide judicial pre-conference requirement.
Mechanics
- Discovery materials filing (Rule 26.1(a)): NOT filed.
- Conferral certification (Rule 26.1(f)): See §5 Meet and Confer.
- Routine motions to compel (Rule 26.1(g)): *'May summarily grant or deny . . . without waiting for a response.'* Where no objection has been timely served, the motion may have no accompanying brief and no copy of the disputed discovery requests attached.