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D.R.I. LR Cv 7
Motions and Other Papers
(a) In General.
(1) Request for Relief. A request for a court order must be made by motion. A motion
must be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial or if the Court permits
otherwise.
(2) Contents of a Motion.
(A) Grounds and Relief Sought. All motions must state with particularity the
grounds for seeking an order, the relief sought, and the legal argument
necessary to support it.
(B) Accompanying Documents. A separate memorandum of law need not be
filed. However, if a party chooses to file a memorandum of law, it must be
served as an attachment to the motion and not as a separate docket entry.
(3) Response. Any party may file a response to a motion, the contents of which are
governed by LR Cv 7(a)(2). The response must be filed within 14 days after service
of the motion unless the Court shortens or extends the time.
(4) Reply to Response. Although the filing of a reply is not required, any reply to a
response must be filed within 7 days after service of the response. A reply shall not
present matters that do not relate to the response, or reargue or expand upon the
arguments made in support of the motion.
(5) Sur-replies. Sur-replies may only be filed with prior leave of Court.
(b) Record Citations in Administrative Appeals. Any motion, response or reply filed in a case
involving an appeal from the ruling or determination of an administrative tribunal, including
but not limited to Social Security disability determinations, shall include all pertinent
citations to the administrative record.
(c) Need for Hearing. All motions and responses shall contain a statement by counsel as to
whether oral argument and/or an evidentiary hearing is requested; and, if so, the estimated
time that will be required.
Effective 12/1/17: §(a) amended; §§(b), (c) and (d)(1)-(3) deleted; §(d)(4) redesignated as (b); and §(e) redesignated as
(c). Effective 12/1/11: The numerical references in this rule were altered as part of the restyling of numerical references
throughout the Local Rules. Effective 12/1/09: §§(b)(1) and (b)(2) amended. Effective 1/5/09: Title and §(d)(1)
amended. Effective 3/17/08: §§(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) and (d)(1) amended, and §(d)(4) added.
History
CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Gen 102 (Motions to Seal); LR Cv 37 (Motions to Compel Discovery), LR Cv 56 (Motions for Summary Judgment), LR Cv 72 and LR Cr 57.2 (Objections to Reports and Recommendations); LR Cr 12 (Discovery Motions in Criminal Cases); and LR Cr 47 (Motions and Other Papers). See generally Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (computation of time); LR Gen 303 (Special Filing Requirements). ____________________
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