(a) If the time originally prescribed has not expired and if all counsel consent in
writing, the Clerk may enter an order extending for not more than twenty-one (21) days the time
to file a responsive pleading or to respond to discovery. The Court may suspend, alter, or rescind
the order on its own motion or upon the motion of a party. All other extensions of time shall require
approval by the Court, except that when the appropriate judge is not available, approval may be
granted by another judge or a magistrate judge.
(b) In every motion for a continuance, every motion for any extension of time, or for
leave to do any act out of time, the motion shall state that the movant has contacted the adverse
party (or parties) with regard to the motion, and also state whether the adverse party opposes or
does not oppose same. If any such motion does not contain the statements required by this rule or,
alternatively, a statement setting forth extraordinary circumstances which make it impracticable to
contact the adverse party (or parties), the motion may be dismissed summarily for failure to comply
with this rule. Repeated failures to comply will be considered an adequate basis for the imposition
of sanctions.
(a) Adopted and effective May 1, 1980
(b) Effective April 15, 1989
Amended November 10, 2009
Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
