(a) Counsel in possession of original discovery materials, including depositions and all written
discovery requests and responses, shall act for the Court as custodian of such materials and shall
preserve them for filing as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d) and subsection (b) of this rule.
(b) A request to the custodian to file original discovery materials shall specify the particular
materials or portions thereof which the requesting party desires to have filed, and the custodian shall
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file such materials promptly upon receiving the request.
(c) If a party determines that it shall be necessary to use a deposition or any portion thereof at trial,
the entire deposition shall be filed with the Clerk prior to trial.
