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12CloseCallsContinuedfromPage9requirethatanoppositionbefiledataspecifiedtimeonthefirstbusinessdayfollowingserviceoftheapplicationthoughthesetimesvaryamongthejudgesandmaybe1200p.m.300p.m.or500p.m.AndwhiletheNorthernDistrictconsidersanadministrativemotionsubmittedforimmediatedeterminationonthedayaftertheoppositionisdueitisnotalwaysclearwhenanindividualCen-tralDistrictjudgeconsidersanexparteapplicationripeforadecisionparticular-lywhenhisorherstandingordersdonotspecifyatime-lineforsubmittinganopposi-tion.SomeCentralDistrictjudgessimplystatethatanexparteapplicationshallstandsubmitteduntilfurtherorderofcourt.SomeattorneyspracticingintheCentralDistrictmaywishthelocalrulesincludedauni-formprocedureforseekingadministrativereliefbuttheNorthernDistrictslocalruleisnotwithoutitsissues.TheNorthernDistricthassoughttocreateanexpeditedproceduretodealwithcom-monrequestsforreliefbuttheproceduremaynotgivethelitigantsufficienttimetoobtainthereliefitneedsastherulerequiresafivedayperiodbe-forethemotionisdeemedsubmittedfordetermi-nation.Thesetimingissuesmayalsodiscouragethenon-movingpartyfromstipulatingtothereliefrequestedparticularlyincontentiouslitigationwhereapartyseekstodelayproceedingsordead-lines.FurthermoretheNorthernDistrictslocalrulemayleadtoabusewithlitigantsoverloadingthecourtswithmotionsthatarenotsufficientlyadministrativeinnatureandwhichwereneverintendedtobecoveredunderthelocalrule.Thisalonemaybereasonforthenon-movingpartytodeclinearequestforastipulationandmayforceallpartiesinthecasetofileoppositions.Andwhilethefive-pagebriefinglimitandfour-dayop-positionperiodmayreducetheeffectsofimpropermotionsonnon-movingpartiesthecourtitselfwillstillbeburdenedbytakingthetimetodenythesemotionsandexplainwhytheyareimproper.Similarlytheproceduresavailableforseekingad-ministrativereliefintheCentralDistricthaveis-suesasthereisalackofuniformitywidelyvary-ingproceduresamongtheindividualjudgesoftenunclearproceduresonhowtoopposethemotionsandpotentialforabusebyforcinganon-movingpartytorespondtolengthypointsandauthoritiesinonlyafewhourstime.Howeverthefactthatmanyjudgeshaveastateddistasteforexparteap-plicationsmayleadtomorecooperationbetweenthepar-tiesinagreeingtostipulationsandmaydiscouragelitigantsfromfilingsuperfluousmo-tionslesttheyfacethewrathofthejudgeandpossiblesanctions.TheCentralDis-trictsvariationalsoappearstogivethecourtmoreflexi-bilityandmayevenallowaquickerdecisionforthemov-ingpartyasthereisnofive-daywaitingperiod.Thismaybecrucialforthepartythathasoverlookedanimportantdeadlineandneedsanimme-diatecontinuance.Thereareprosandconsinthedifferentwaysthetwodistrictshandleadministra-tivemotionsandtheperfectlocalrulehasyettobecrafted.________________________________________RomanE.DarmerisapartnerintheIrvineofficeofJonesDay.JeremyS.CloseisanassociateintheIrvineofficeofJonesDay.Thefactthatmanyjudgeshaveastateddistasteforexparteapplicationsmayleadtomorecooperationbetweenthepartiesinagreeingtostipulationsandmaydiscouragelitigantsfromfilingsuperfluousmotions...