Extensions of Time to Respond to a Pleading. A party may grant in writing one

extension to any pleading asserting a claim, provided the extension does not exceed the lesser of twenty-one (21) days or the number of days within which the response was originally due. Further extensions may be sought by motion. See Local Civ. Rule 6.01 (D.S.C.) (Motions to Alter Time), Local Civ. Rule 29.01 (D.S.C.) (Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedures), and Local Civ. Rule 37.01 (D.S.C.) (Motions to Compel Discovery). PRETRIAL CONFERENCES, SCHEDULING, AND MANAGEMENT In order to accommodate the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 (scheduling conferences and orders) and to facilitate compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) (required initial disclosures) and 26(f) (conference of the parties and report to the court) in cases not exempted below, this district adopts the procedures set out in Local Civ. Rules 16.01-16.02 (D.S.C.) below.

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