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W.D.N.C. LCvR 26.1
Commencement of Discovery
Subject to the exception for Rule 34 requests as set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d)(2), official
Court-enforceable discovery does not commence until issuance of the Scheduling Order. While
parties are encouraged to engage in consensual discovery before such period and up to trial, the
Court will only enforce discovery that is conducted within the context of the Scheduling Order or
where leave is granted in accordance with LCvR 16.1(f).
History
Advisory Committee Notes Changes to this Rule are intended to bring the Local Civil Rules into conformity with the 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The revisions are made in tandem with those made to LCvR 16.1.
Provenance
- Source
- www.ncwd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
82fbff480b10514035c1afc4cfe8d5ecae20dae628dccf2d9df0a0219e16d53b
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