This Court will not hear any motions or objections relating to discovery under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26
through 37 or 45, unless counsel for movant first advises the Court in writing that counsel for all
parties to the dispute have personally met and conferred in good faith and, after a sincere attempt
to resolve differences, have been unable to reach an accord. No personal conference is required
when the movant’s counsel represents to the Court in writing that movant’s counsel has conferred
with opposing counsel by telephone and (1) the motion or objection arises from failure to timely
make a discovery response, or (2) the distance between counsels’ offices, which the motion must
state with particularity, renders a personal conference infeasible. The Court may excuse the
requirements of LCvR37-1 for good cause or when the administration of justice requires.
