UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAFAYETTE DIVISION
This Order shall govern all civil actions filed in this Court and assigned to
Judge David C. Joseph, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
STANDING ORDER IN CIVIL CASES
JUDGE DAVID C. JOSEPH
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that effective immediately, litigants shall be
permitted to file no more than one motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 56 without leave of Court. All relevant issues and requested relief shall be
included in the Rule 56 motion. This Standing Order applies regardless of whether
subject motions are fully dispositive or seek only partial judgment.
Further, each motion for summary judgment shall comply with Local Rule 7.8
unless leave of court is granted for supporting briefs to exceed 25 pages. Counsel is
advised of the Court’s opinion that matters are normally more effectively briefed
when they comply with the page limitations in Local Rule 7.8.
SIGNED this 11th day of July 2022, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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DAVID C. JOSEPH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
