Unless otherwise authorized by the court or stipulated by the parties, a deposition is limited to one day of seven
hours. See Rule 30(d)(2) F.R.Civ.P. The party taking the deposition shall have seven full hours to complete
the interrogation of the witness, exclusive of all breaks, exclusive of time for document review by counsel, and
exclusive of the time for examination of the deponent by the party offering him for deposition [OR by the
opposing party ***]. The parties should instruct the court reporter to keep track of the times of testimony and
breaks.
*** As in a case where the witness is not offered for deposition by either party.
LOCAL RULE 33.1: INTERROGATORIES
Except with written permission of the court first obtained, interrogatories may not exceed twenty-five
(25) to each party. Form, canned, excessive-in-number interrogatories are not usually approved. The answering
party must retype the questions with the answers and/or objections following immediately thereafter.
LOCAL RULE 34: REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS
Except with written permission of the court first obtained, requests for production under Rule 34 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure may not exceed ten (10) requests to each party.
LOCAL RULE 36: REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS
Except with written permission of the court first obtained, requests for admissions under Rule 36 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure may not exceed fifteen (15) requests to each party.
LOCAL RULE 37: MOTIONS TO COMPEL
Motions to compel disclosure or discovery will not be considered unless they contain a statement certifying that
movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the opposing party in an effort to secure the
information without court action.
LOCAL RULE 48: CIVIL JURIES
