EXTENSION OF TIME TO PLEAD

(a) If the time originally prescribed has not expired and if all counsel consent in writing, the Clerk may enter an order extending for not more than twenty-one (21) days the time to file a responsive pleading or to respond to discovery. The Court may suspend, alter, or rescind the order on its own motion or upon the motion of a party. All other extensions of time shall require approval by the Court, except that when the appropriate judge is not available, approval may be granted by another judge or a magistrate judge. (b) In every motion for a continuance, every motion for any extension of time, or for leave to do any act out of time, the motion shall state that the movant has contacted the adverse party (or parties) with regard to the motion, and also state whether the adverse party opposes or does not oppose same.

If any such motion does not contain the statements required by this rule or, alternatively, a statement setting forth extraordinary circumstances which make it impracticable to contact the adverse party (or parties), the motion may be dismissed summarily for failure to comply with this rule. Repeated failures to comply will be considered an adequate basis for the imposition of sanctions. (a) Adopted and effective May 1, 1980 (b) Effective April 15, 1989 Amended November 10, 2009 Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas