EXTENDING DISCOVERY RESPONSE DEADLINES
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
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(a) Agreement Without Court Order. Parties may agree to extend the time to respond to a discovery request without court approval, unless: (1) (2) the time originally prescribed to respond has expired; or the extension modifies or interferes with: (A) (B) (C) (D) a deadline established by the case scheduling order; a filing deadline established by the court, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or these Local Rules; a court-scheduled conference; a deadline for filing a proposed pretrial order; Local Rules of Civil Practice - District of Utah Eff. December 2025 43 (E) (F) a trial date; or any other deadline referenced in Fed. R. Civ. P. 29(b). (b) Court Order Required.
If the circumstances in section 29-1(a)(1) or (2) are present, the parties must obtain court approval to extend the discovery response deadline by filing a stipulated motion and proposed order.