Current through May 20, 2026

SC-D — Discovery

D.S.C. — SC-D's discovery rules govern materials retention, conferral, and pretrial briefs.

SC-D's discovery rules govern materials retention, conferral, and pretrial briefs.

Mechanics

  • Discovery materials filing (Local Civ. R. 5.01): Not filed; retained by the party.
  • Conferral: See §5 Meet and Confer.
  • Civil Pretrial Briefs (Local Civ. R. 26.05): Required at least 7 days before trial. Counsel furnishes the court with a pretrial brief on the issues to be tried.
  • No district trigger-event deadline.

For the trap on the pretrial brief deadline, see Watchpoints #5.