Rule 4 - Procedure: Civil Motions, Trial Settings, and Pretrial Conferences(A) All civil motions, trial settings, pretrial statements and conferences shall be in accordance with Rules 7.1, 56(c)(2), 37(a)(2)(c), and 16, Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 38.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure will only apply where a trial date is not set by the court at a case management conference. Paragraph (a) of said Rule 7.1 is hereby interpreted as requiring that all specific portions of statutes and authorities relied on be set out in haec verba and in quotation marks; otherwise they will not be considered by the court.
(B) The fact that either party has requested oral argument upon the motion, or that the motion has been set down for oral argument by the court, shall not in any way relieve the parties from the filing of written memoranda required by Rule 7.1(a), Rules of Civil Procedure.(C) Rule 16(d), Rules of Civil Procedure, requiring a timely filing of a Pretrial Statement shall be scrupulously adhered to. Unless otherwise specified by the court, such statements are due no later than five court days prior to commencement of trial.(D) All requests for oral argument with respect to motions shall be made in writing by counsel at the time of filing such motion, or answering memorandum in opposition thereto, with the Clerk of the court, by placing beneath the title of the motion, or answering memorandum, the following words: "(Oral Argument Requested)." Where no request is made for oral argument, the court will decide the motion upon the points and authorities cited by counsel in the motion, answering memorandum and reply, and may dispose of an improper motion or reply summarily pursuant to Rule 7.1(b), Rules of Civil Procedure.(E) Except as provided, when a party files a motion, notice, objection, exception, or memorandum, the party will deliver a copy to the assigned division and state on the original that a copy was delivered to the assigned division.(F) No continuance of a trial or pretrial conference will be granted unless a written order for such is presented to the Judge for signature at the time such continuance is requested, and provided further that the provisions of Rule 38.1(h), Rules of Civil Procedure, have been complied with.Amended May 31, 2002, effective 6/1/2002; 11/1/2007, effective 10/22/2007.