Notice of Motion Setting; Briefing Deadlines

If a motion is contested, the clerk of court will ordinarily issue a Notice of Motion Setting that provides briefing deadlines, chambers copy requirements, and related information. A judge may order other instructions with respect to a motion. If no Notice of Motion Setting issues and the judge does not order briefing instructions, the default rule is that a memorandum in opposition may be filed within 14 days after a motion is filed, and a reply memorandum may be filed within seven days after the opposition is filed. LR7.4.1 Certificate of Conference Except for any case governed by LR3.2, prior to filing any non-dispositive motion, the moving party 5 must confer with any interested party and try to resolve the relevant issues, in whole or in part, without court intervention.

A certificate discussing the substance of the parties’ conference must be included in the motion. If the interested party is non-responsive, the certificate of conference must state the efforts made by the movant to confer. The Court may impose sanctions for failing to timely communicate with opposing counsel.