forth in one document signed by both counsel. The stipulation must
contain all issues in dispute and, as to each such issue, the contentions
and points and authorities of each party. The stipulation may not refer
the Court to any other documents. For example, if the sufficiency of
an answer to an interrogatory is at issue, the stipulation must contain,
verbatim, both the interrogatory and the allegedly insufficient answer,
followed by each party’s contentions as to that particular
interrogatory, separately stated. If the allegations made in a prior
filing are relevant, a copy of that prior filing should be attached as an
exhibit. Exhibits to the stipulation may include declarations prepared
in conformity with L.R. 7-7. The specification of the issues in
dispute, and the parties’ contentions and points and authorities as to
such issues, may be preceded by an introductory statement from each
party, provided that no party’s introductory statement may exceed
three pages in length. When a party states its contentions on a
particular issue, such party must also state how it proposed to resolve
the dispute over that issue at the conference of counsel.
Although the stipulation should present the disputed issues as
concisely as the subject matter permits, the page limitation established
by L.R. 11-6 does not apply to stipulations regarding discovery
disputes. Any stipulation exceeding ten pages in length, excluding
exhibits, must be accompanied by an indexed table of contents setting
forth the headings or subheadings contained in the body thereof but
need not be accompanied by a table of authorities.
The title page of the stipulation must state the date and time of the
motion hearing, the discovery cutoff date, the pretrial-conference date,
and the trial date. In addition, a copy of the order establishing the
initial case schedule, as well as any amendments, must be attached to
the stipulation or to a declaration filed in support of the motion.
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