![]() The time periods contained in this order may be extended by agreement of the parties if the total time for briefing does not exceed 75 days from the date the initial motion is served. The court may extend or expedite the briefing schedule in its discretion.Reply briefs and affidavits are discretionary, but encouraged. Affidavits and other supporting material shall be attached to the reply. The moving party may file and serve a reply memorandum of law not later than 10 days after service of the opposing memorandum, materials, or affidavits.Affidavits and other supporting materials shall be attached. Except as provided in Rule 59(c), an opposing memorandum of law shall be filed and served not later than 30 days after service of the initial motion.These requirements shall not apply to motions made during the course of a trial unless required by the court. In the case of motions to compel discovery, the relevant discovery requests and responses, if any, shall be filed and served as supporting documentation. Affidavits and other materials supportive of the motion shall be filed and served with the motion. A supporting memorandum of law is not required if a full explanation of the motion is contained within the motion and a memorandum would serve no useful purpose. A written motion shall be filed and served with a supporting memorandum of law. ![]() Accordingly, a pilot program in the Third and Fifteenth Judicial Circuits is established and the procedures outlined herein are adopted and applicable to all motions filed on or after October 1, 2015. I further find that the Common Pleas Docket Management Task Force has requested that the Supreme Court of South Carolina create a pilot program requiring that parties file and serve supporting authority together with written motions and authorizing the resolution of motions in civil actions without a hearing. ![]() I also find that due to time and personnel constraints faced by the Judicial Department, administrative action is necessary to ensure that motions are determined as efficiently as possible. V, ยง4, I find that the expeditious resolution of motions in the Court of Common Pleas would contribute greatly to the timely disposition of pending cases.
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