(b) LENGTH AND CONTENT OF A RESPONSE. A party responding to a motion or brief may file a legal memorandum no longer than twenty pages inclusive of all parts. A response to an objection to a report and recommendation must not exceed ten pages. A motion for leave to file a response exceeding the page limit must not exceed three pages inclusive of all parts; must specify the need for, and the length of, the proposed response; and must not include the proposed response.
(c) TIME TO RESPOND. A party may respond to a motion within fourteen days after service of the motion. However, a party may respond within twenty-one days after service to a motion to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to exclude or limit expert testimony, to certify a class, for a new trial, or to alter or amend the judgment. If a party fails to timely respond, the motion is subject to treatment as unopposed.
(d) NO REPLY AS A MATTER OF RIGHT. Except for a reply to a motion for summary judgment or a reply brief in a social security case, no party may reply without leave. A motion requesting leave to reply must not exceed three pages inclusive of all parts; must specify the need for, and the length of, the proposed reply; and must not include the proposed reply. A party may reply to a response to a motion for summary judgment within fourteen days after service of the response. A reply must not exceed seven pages inclusive of all parts.
(e) EMERGENCY OR TIME-SENSITIVE MOTION. If a party moves for emergency or time-sensitive relief, the title of the motion must include “emergency” or “time-sensitive,” and the motion must include an introductory paragraph that explains the nature of the exigency and states the day by which a ruling is requested. The unwarranted designation of a motion as an emergency can result in a sanction.
(f) NO INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. A motion, other legal memorandum, or brief may not incorporate by reference all or part of any other motion, legal memorandum, or brief.
(g) DUTY TO CONFER IN GOOD FAITH.
(2) Certification. At the end of the motion and under the heading “Local Rule 3.01(g) Certification,” the movant:
(B) must state whether the parties agree on the resolution of all or part of the motion, and
(C) if the motion is opposed, must explain the means by which the conference occurred.
(i) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY. After filing a legal memorandum but before a decision, a party identifying a supplemental authority that is not merely cumulative may file — without argument or comment — a notice of supplemental authority that contains only:
(2) a specification by page, paragraph, and line of the issue or argument in the earlier paper that the authority supplements; and
(3) a succinct quotation from the authority.
(j) NO PROPOSED ORDER. Unless otherwise permitted by these rules, no party in a civil action may submit a proposed judgment or other order without leave.
(k) NO UNAUTHORIZED CORRESPONDENCE. A party must not use a letter, email, or the like to request relief or to respond to a request for relief.
