(a) In General.
Disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) and (2),
depositions, interrogatories, answers and objections to interrogatories,
requests for admissions, answers and objections to requests for
admissions, requests to produce or inspect, and responses to requests to
produce or inspect must not be filed until needed for trial, resolution of a
motion, or on the court's order. If a member of the public asks the clerk for
nonfiled documents, the parties must make the documents available for
inspection, subject to the entry of protective orders under the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure and other applicable law provisions.
(b) Electronic Service of Discovery.
Notwithstanding the restrictions on filing discovery documents in
subparagraph (a) of this rule, the parties may agree at any time to serve
discovery documents electronically (e.g., by e-mail or fax).
