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professionalism guidelines civility and professionalism guidelines last amended 1 10 2022 preamble a guidelines b lawyer s duties to other counsel communications with adversaries scheduling service of papers depositions document demands interrogatories settlement and alternative dispute resolution written submissions to a court including briefs memoranda affidavits declarations and proposed orders ex parte communications with the court c lawyer s duties to the court d judge s duties to others preamble in its purest form law is simply a societal mechanism for achieving justice as officers of the court judges and lawyers have a duty to use the law for this purpose for the good of the people even though justice is a lofty goal one which is not always reached when an individual becomes a member of the legal profession he or she is bound to strive towards this end unfortunately many do not perceive that achieving justice is the function of law in society today among members of the public and lawyers themselves there is a growing sense that lawyers regard their livelihood as a business rather than a profession viewed in this manner the lawyer may define his or her ultimate goal as winning any given case by whatever means possible at any cost with little sense of whether justice is being served this attitude manifests itself in an array of obstinate discovery tactics refusals to accommodate the reasonable requests of opposing counsel re dates times and places and other needless time consuming conflicts between and among adversaries this type of behavior tends to increase costs of litigation and often leads to the denial of justice the central district recognizes that while the majority of lawyers do not behave in the above described manner in recent years there has been a discernible erosion of civility and professionalism in our courts this disturbing trend may have severe consequences if we do not act to reverse its course uncivil behavior does not constitute effective advocacy rather it serves to increase litigation costs and fails to advance the client s lawful interests perhaps just as importantly this type of behavior causes the public to lose faith in the legal profession and its ability to benefit society for these reasons we find that civility and professionalism among advocates between lawyer and client and between bench and bar are essential to the administration of justice the following guidelines are designed to encourage us the members of the bench and bar to act towards each other our clients and the public with the dignity and civility that our profession demands in formulating these guidelines we have borrowed heavily from the efforts of others who have written similar codes for this same purpose the los angeles county bar association litigation guidelines guidelines issued by other county bar associations within the central district the standards for professional conduct within the seventh federal judicial circuit and the texas lawyer s creed all provide excellent models for professional behavior in the law we expect that judges and lawyers will voluntarily adhere to these standards as part of a mutual commitment to the elevation of the level of practice in our courts these guidelines shall not be used as a basis for litigation or for sanctions or penalties nothing in these guidelines supersedes or modifies the federal rules or the existing local rules of the central district nor do they alter existing standards of conduct wherein lawyer negligence may be determined and or examined a guidelines we will practice our profession with a continuing awareness that our role is to advance the legitimate interests of our clients we will endeavor to achieve our clients lawful objectives in legal transactions and in litigation as quickly and economically as possible we will be loyal and committed to our clients lawful objectives but we will not permit that loyalty and commitment to interfere with our duty to provide objective and independent advice we will advise our clients that civility and courtesy are expected and are not a sign of weakness we will treat adverse parties and witnesses with fairness and due consideration a client has no right to demand that we act in an abusive manner or indulge in any offensive conduct we will advise our clients that we will not pursue conduct that is intended primarily to harass or drain the financial resources of the opposing party we will advise our clients that we reserve the right to determine whether to grant accommodations to opposing counsel in all matters that do not adversely affect our clients lawful objectives clients have no right to instruct us to refuse reasonable requests made by other counsel we will advise our clients regarding availability of mediation arbitration and other alternative methods of resolving and settling disputes we will advise our clients of the contents of this creed when undertaking representation b lawyer s duties to other counsel communications with adversaries we will adhere to all express promises and to agreements with other counsel whether oral or in writing and will adhere in good faith to all agreements implied by the circumstances or local customs when we reach an oral understanding on a proposed agreement or a stipulation and decide to commit it to writing the drafter will endeavor in good faith to state the oral understanding accurately and completely the drafter will provide the other counsel with the opportunity to review the writing a client has no right to demand that we act in an abusive manner or indulge in any offensive conduct we will not write letters for the purpose of ascribing to opposing counsel a position he or she has not taken or to create a record of events that have not occurred letters intended only to make a record should be used sparingly and only when thought to be necessary under all of the circumstances unless specifically permitted or invited by the court letters between counsel should not be sent to judges scheduling we will consult other counsel regarding scheduling matters in a good faith effort to avoid scheduling conflicts we will endeavor to accommodate previously scheduled dates for hearings depositions meetings conferences vacations seminars or other functions that produce good faith calendar conflicts on the part of other counsel where it is possible to do so without prejudicing the client s rights if we have been given an accommodation because of a calendar conflict we will notify those who have accommodated us as soon as the conflict has been removed we will notify other counsel and if appropriate the court or other persons at the earliest possible time when hearings depositions meetings or conferences are to be canceled or postponed early notice avoids unnecessary travel and expense of counsel and may enable the court to use the previously reserved time for other matters unless time is of the essence as a matter of courtesy we will grant first requests for reasonable extensions of time to respond to litigation deadlines after a first extension any additional requests for time will be considered by balancing the need for expedition against the deference one should ordinarily give to an opponent s schedule of personal and professional engagements the reasonableness of the length of extension requested the opponent s willingness to grant reciprocal extensions the time actually needed for the task and whether it is likely a court would grant the extension if asked to do so we will not request an extension of time solely for the purpose of unjustified delay or to obtain a tactical advantage we will not attach to extensions unfair and extraneous conditions we may impose conditions for the purpose of preserving rights that an extension might jeopardize or for receiving reciprocal scheduling concessions we will not by granting extensions seek to preclude an opponent s substantive rights such as his or her right to move against a complaint service of papers we will not time the filing or service of motions or pleadings in any way that unfairly limits another party s opportunity to respond we will not serve papers sufficiently close to a court appearance so as to inhibit the ability of opposing counsel to prepare for that appearance or where permitted by law to respond to the papers we will not serve papers in order to take advantage of an opponent s known absence from the office or at a time or in a manner designed to inconvenience an adversary such as late on friday afternoon or the day preceding a secular or religious holiday when it is likely that service by mail even when allowed will prejudice the opposing party we will effect service personally or by facsimile transmission depositions we will take depositions only when actually needed to ascertain facts or information or to perpetuate testimony we will not take depositions for the purpose of harassment or to increase litigation expense we will not engage in any conduct during a deposition that would be inappropriate in the presence of a judge during depositions we will ask only those questions we reasonably believe are necessary for the prosecution or defense of an action we will not inquire into a deponent s personal affairs or question a deponent s integrity where such inquiry is irrelevant to the subject matter of the deposition we will refrain from repetitive or argumentative questions or those asked solely for purposes of harassment when defending a deposition we will limit objections to those that are well founded and necessary to protect our client s interests we recognize that most objections are preserved and need be interposed only when the form of a question is defective or privileged information is sought when a question is pending we will not through objections or otherwise coach the deponent or suggest answers we will not direct a deponent to refuse to answer questions except as necessary to preserve a privilege to 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