RULE 7037-1 FAILURE TO MAKE DISCOVERY
Modified 12/1/01
Discovery Motions
(a) Conference. Prior to the filing of a motion relating to discovery pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7026 through 7037, counsel shall confer in a good faith effort to eliminate the necessity for filing the motion or to eliminate as many discovery disputes as possible. Counsel to the moving party shall arrange for the conference. The Clerk shall not calendar for hearing any such motion until the moving party certifies that such a conference has taken place or certifies that reasonable efforts have been made to hold such a conference, and that counsel have been unable to arrange such conference or to resolve the dispute.
(b) Cooperation Required. Since these procedures for the resolution of discovery motions require the cooperation of counsel, the failure of any attorney to cooperate in such procedures may result in the imposition of sanctions, including, but not limited to, the sanctions provided in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7037.
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