relating to discovery under F.Rs.Civ.P. 26-37, counsel for the parties must
confer in a good-faith effort to eliminate the necessity for hearing the motion
or to eliminate as many of the disputes as possible. It is the responsibility of
counsel for the moving party to arrange for this conference. If both counsel
are located in the same county, the conference must take place in person at
the office of the moving party’s counsel unless the parties agree to meet
someplace else. If both counsel are not located in the same county, the
conference may take place telephonically. Unless relieved by written order
of the Court upon good cause shown, counsel for the opposing party must
confer with counsel for the moving party within ten days after the moving
party serves a letter requesting such conference. The moving party’s letter
must identify each issue and/or discovery request in dispute, state briefly as
6/1/2026 Chapter I - 56
LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
to each such issue/request the moving party’s position (and provide any legal
authority the moving party believes is dispositive of the dispute as to that
issue/request), and specify the terms of the discovery order to be sought.
