2. Objections
U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025)
Principles for the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information in Civil
Cases, published on the Court’s website.);
i. Whether the parties unanimously consent to proceed before a United
States Magistrate Judge;
j. Whether the parties jointly request an early settlement or ADR conference;
and
k. The applicability and propriety of the form of Stipulated Order referenced
in L.R. 104.13.
Unless justice requires otherwise, the Court will approve reasonable adjustments to the
deadlines set forth in Section VIII of the Local Rules when (1) all parties agree to the
adjustments; (2) a case involves particularly complex technologies or a large number of
patents; (3) the parties include non-U.S. entities or individuals; or (4) a substantial portion of
the testimonial or documentary evidence will require translation to English.
RULE 803. DISCOVERY
1. Commencement
Subject to L.R. 803.2, discovery shall be conducted in accordance with L.R. 104 and shall
not commence until the issuance of a Scheduling Order.
2. Objections
Except as provided in this Rule or as otherwise ordered, it shall not be a ground for
objecting to an opposing party’s discovery request (e.g., interrogatory, document request,
request for admission, deposition question) that the discovery request or disclosure
requirement is premature in light of, or otherwise conflicts with, Section VIII of the Local
Rules. A party may object, however, to responding to the following categories of discovery
requests on the ground that they are premature in light of the timetable provided in Section
VIII of the Local Rules:
a. Requests seeking to elicit a party’s claim construction position;
b. Requests seeking to elicit from the patent claimant a comparison of the
asserted claims and the accused apparatus, product, device, process,
method, act, or other instrumentality;
c. Requests seeking to elicit from an accused infringer a comparison of the
asserted claims and the prior art; and
