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S.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rule 26.4
Cooperation Among Counsel in Discovery [formerly Local Civil Rules 26.5 and 26.7]
(a) Counsel are expected to cooperate with each other, consistent with the interests of
their clients, in all phases of the discovery process and to be courteous in their
dealings with each other, including in matters relating to scheduling and timing of
various discovery procedures.
(b) Discovery requests must be read reasonably in the recognition that the attorney
serving them generally does not have the information being sought and the
attorney receiving them generally does have the information or can obtain it from
the client.
For relevant historical context for this local rule, consult the Appendix of Committee Notes.
History
Civil Rules 26.5 and 26.7] PRE-2024 COMMITTEE NOTE This recommended Local Civil Rule is derived from prior Local Civil Rules 26.5 and 26.7, which applied to the Eastern District only. The Committee endorses the goals of professional cooperation and courtesy embodied in this recommended Local Civil Rule and recommends that the rule be made applicable to both the Southern and Eastern Districts.
Provenance
- Source
- www.nysd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
- Content hash
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