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LR Civ P 26.1

Control of Discovery
  1. Initial Disclosures Under FR Civ P 26(a)(1).

    Unless otherwise ordered or stipulated by the parties, the disclosures required under FR Civ P 26(a)(1) shall be made no later than 30 days after the meeting required under FR Civ P 26(f).

  2. Disclosures Under FR Civ P 26(a)(2) Regarding Experts.

    Unless otherwise ordered or stipulated by the parties, the making, sequence, and timing of disclosures under FR Civ P 26(a)(2) will be as follows:

    1. the party bearing the burden of proof on an issue shall make the disclosures required by FR Civ P 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) for that issue to all other parties or their counsel no later than 60 days prior to the discovery completion date;
    2. the party not bearing the burden of proof on an issue shall make the disclosures required by FR Civ P 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) for that issue to all other parties or their counsel no later than 30 days prior to the discovery completion date; and
    3. all parties shall provide no later than 14 days prior to the discovery completion date the disclosures required by FR Civ P 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) if the evidence is intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same issue identified by another party under FR Civ P 26(a)(2)(B).

    The disclosures described in FR Civ P 26(a)(2)(B) shall not be required of physicians and other medical providers who examined or treated a party or party=s decedent unless the examination was for the sole purpose of providing expert testimony in the case.

  3. Further Discovery.

    After the opportunities for discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, stipulation of the parties, or order have been exhausted, any requests that the parties may make for additional depositions, interrogatories, or requests for admissions shall be by discovery motion.

    The judicial officer shall not consider any discovery motion under this rule unless it is accompanied by a certification that the moving party has made a reasonable and good-faith effort to reach agreement with counsel or unrepresented parties opposing the further discovery sought by the motion.