Expediting Cases. When a case that meets the criteria for being expedited as a

critical case as defined by the Agency’s Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual has not already been expedited by the Agency the claimant’s counsel shall confer with agency counsel about that issue as soon as possible. See Local Civ. Rule 7.02 (D.S.C.). If the parties cannot agree on whether the case should be expedited, the claimant may file a motion seeking an order requiring that the eCAR be prepared and filed in a shorter timeframe than what these rules would otherwise allow.