extension to any pleading asserting a claim, provided the extension does not exceed the lesser of
twenty-one (21) days or the number of days within which the response was originally due.
Further extensions may be sought by motion. See Local Civ. Rule 6.01 (D.S.C.) (Motions to
Alter Time), Local Civ. Rule 29.01 (D.S.C.) (Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedures), and
Local Civ. Rule 37.01 (D.S.C.) (Motions to Compel Discovery).
PRETRIAL CONFERENCES, SCHEDULING, AND MANAGEMENT
In order to accommodate the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 (scheduling conferences
and orders) and to facilitate compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) (required initial
disclosures) and 26(f) (conference of the parties and report to the court) in cases not exempted
below, this district adopts the procedures set out in Local Civ. Rules 16.01-16.02 (D.S.C.)
below.
