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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Hon. Michael McShane, Chief Judge

Melissa Aubin, Clerk of Court

(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37)

LR 37-1 Requirements

Motions for an order compelling an answer, designation, production, or inspection must provide only the pertinent interrogatory, question, request, or notice of deposition, including any pertinent responses and/or objections, together with the legal arguments of the party. The requirements in LR 26-3 related to the motion title, word-count or page limits, replies, calendaring, pre-filing conferences, and certificates of conferral apply to motions to compel.

LR 37-2 Time Limits

Unless otherwise directed by the Court, the party against whom an order to compel has been entered must comply with the order within 14 days after the date of entry of the order.


Amendment History to LR 37
June 1, 2006
LR 37.1 Rule deleted as already addressed in LR 7.1(a).
Subsequent rules renumbered.
LR 37.1 Cross-reference to LR 7.3 added.
The words "comply with LR 26.5 . . ." added.
The words "in conformity . . ." deleted.
LR 37.2 The words "eleven (11)" substituted for "seven."
The phrase "the date of entry . . ." substituted for "receipt."
December 1, 2009
LR 37-1(b) New subsection to require compliance with LR 7-1(a).
LR 37-2 Time limit changed from "eleven (11)" days to "fourteen (14)" days.
March 1, 2014
LR 37-2 Changed "fourteen (14)" to "14."
March 1, 2016
LR 37-1 Deleted the word "Motion" and the cross-reference to LR 7.
LR 37-1(a) Deleted the heading and rule text, and added the following language to conform more closely with amended Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(3)(B):  "Motions for an order compelling an answer, designation, production, or inspection must provide only the pertinent interrogatory, question, request, or notice of deposition, including any pertinent responses and/or objections, together with the legal arguments of the party. The requirements in LR 26-3 related to the motion title, word-count or page limits, replies, calendaring, pre-filing conferences, and certificates of conferral apply to motions to compel."
LR 37-1(b) Deleted the heading and rule text.

LR 1 - Scope and Purpose

LR 3 - Commencement of Action

LR 4 - Summons

LR 5 - Service and Filing of Pleadings and Papers

LR 5.2 - Redaction of Filings

LR 6 - Computing Time After Service

LR 7 - Motions Practice

LR 7.1 - Disclosure Statement

LR 10 - Form of Pleadings and Other Documents

LR 11 - Signature Requirements

LR 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

LR 16 - Pretrial Conferences, Scheduling, and Case Management

LR 17 – Claims Involving Protected Persons Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)

LR 23 - Class Actions

LR 26 - Discovery

LR 27 - Depositions: Before Action or Pending Appeal

LR 28 - Depositions in a Foreign Country

LR 29 - Stipulations About Discovery Procedure

LR 30 - Depositions

LR 33 - Interrogatories

LR 34 - Requests for Production

LR 36 - Requests for Admission

LR 37 - Motions to Compel

LR 38 - Right to a Jury Trial

LR 40 - Scheduling Cases for Trial

LR 41 - Dismissal of Action

LR 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials

LR 45 - Subpoena

LR 47 - Selecting Jurors

LR 48 - Jurors and Participation in the Verdict

LR 51 - Instructions to the Jury

LR 54 - Bill of Costs and Attorney Fees

LR 55 - Default

LR 56 - Summary Judgment

LR 65 - Injunctions and Restraining Orders

LR 65.1 - Securities and Sureties

LR 67 - Deposits in Court

LR 68 - Offer of Judgment

LR 72 - Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order

LR 73 - Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent

LR 77 - Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority; Notice of an Order or Judgment

LR 79 - Records Kept by the Clerk

LR 81 - Habeas Corpus Petitions

LR 83 - Rules and Directives - By the District Court

LR 100 - Rule Governing CM/ECF: Case Management and Electronic Case Filing - Practices

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