N.D. Okla. LCvR7-1

(a) Filing. No attached pleadings, motions, or other papers shall be removed for filing from an

original motion. Nor shall pleadings, motions, or other papers be held by the Clerk of Court

for filing, awaiting leave to do so.

(b) Briefs. Except for motions described in LCvR7-1(c), briefs must be filed in support of

motions. A motion and the brief in support may be filed as one document if clearly stated

in the title of the pleading. Each brief shall be clearly styled to show whether it is opening,

response, reply, or supplemental; the particular motion or proceeding to which it relates;

and the party or parties on whose behalf it is presented. If there are multiple parties or if

there are cross-claimants or intervenors, references to them shall include the name (which

may be abbreviated) of the particular party to whom reference is made. It is not acceptable

to file any combination of motion, response, reply or supplemental brief.

(c) Motions Not Requiring Briefs. No brief is required by either movant or respondent unless

otherwise directed by the Court, with respect to the following motions: (1) to accelerate,

extend, or reset any deadline; (2) to amend or supplement any previous filing; (3) to

withdraw as counsel; (4) to appoint next friend or guardian ad litem; (5) to substitute

parties; (6) to compel discovery responses when no response has been made; (7) to appear

pro hac vice; and (8) to file an oversized brief. Said motions not requiring briefs shall state

whether opposing counsel agrees or objects to the request. A separate proposed order shall

be submitted in compliance with the Procedure for Submitting Proposed Documents,

available on the Court’s website.

(d) Length and Format of Briefs. Absent leave of Court, opening and response briefs shall

be limited to twenty-five pages, and reply and supplemental briefs shall be limited to ten

pages. Motions for leave to file a brief exceeding these page limits shall state the requested

number of pages and shall be filed no later than one day before the date the brief is due.

Briefs exceeding fifteen pages shall be accompanied by an indexed table of contents

showing headings or sub-headings and an indexed table of statutes, rules, ordinances,

cases, and other authorities cited. Any authority not readily available, including statutes

foreign to the jurisdiction and ordinances which are relied upon by a party, shall be cited

and quoted in or attached to the brief of the party. LCvR7-1(d) does not apply to: (1) briefs

filed in social security actions under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), which are subject to the

procedures, limitations, and requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedures for

Social Security Actions Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), available on the Court’s website; or (2)

briefs filed in proceedings under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, and 2255.

(e) Response Briefs. Each party opposing a motion, other than a discovery motion, shall file

and serve upon all other parties a response brief within twenty-one days from the date the

motion was filed. Response briefs regarding discovery motions are subject to the expedited

briefing requirements of LCvR37-2(e). At the discretion of the Court, any non-dispositive

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motion which is not opposed within the time for filing a response brief may be deemed

confessed.

(f) Reply and Supplemental Briefs. Reply briefs regarding new matters in the response brief,

other than a reply brief regarding a discovery motion, may be filed within fourteen days

from the due date of the response brief. Reply briefs regarding discovery motions are

subject to the expedited briefing requirements of LCvR37-2(e). After the filing of the reply

brief or the expiration of the time for filing a reply brief, the motion will be deemed ripe

for ruling. By order, the Court may increase or reduce this time. Supplemental briefs are

not encouraged and may be filed only upon motion and leave of Court.

(g) Requests for Extensions of Time. All motions for extension of time shall state: (1) the

date the act is due to occur without the requested extension; (2) whether previous motions

to extend the deadline at issue have been made and, if so, the disposition of the previous

motions; (3) specific reasons for the requested extension, including an explanation as to

why the act may not be completed within the originally allotted time; (4) whether the

opposing counsel or party agrees or objects to the requested extension; and (5) the impact,

if any, on the scheduled trial or other deadlines. A proposed order, identifying the requested

new deadlines, shall be submitted in compliance with the Procedure for Submitting

Proposed Documents, available on the Court’s website.

(h) Motions Not to be Filed Within Fourteen Days of the Date a Case Is Set for Trial.

Motions filed within fourteen days of the date a case is set for trial will be stricken unless

the motion is based upon a sudden emergency regarding facts that could not have been

previously known.

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