Judge Maynard recuses herself from the case after conducting the Settlement Conference as a general rule. However the parties have the option of filing a notice of waiver if the parties consent to Judge Maynard remaining in the case as the paired magistrate judge.

If, after conferring, the parties are unable to resolve their discovery disputes without Court intervention, the moving party shall file a motion, no more than five (5) pages in length. The opposing party shall file a response to the discovery motion within five (5) days of receipt of the motion. The response shall be no more than five (5) pages in length. No replies are permitted unless ordered by the Court. [Para 24:] Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(5) requires courts to award expenses, including fees, unless an exception (such as the existence of a substantially justified, albeit losing, discovery position) applies to the discovery dispute and ruling. [Para 32:] Objections that state that a discovery request is 'vague, overly broad, or unduly burdensome' are, standing alone, meaningless, and will be found meritless by this Court. [Para 34:] The parties shall not recite a formulaic objection followed by an answer to the request. This type of objection and answer preserves nothing and serves only to waste the time and resources of the parties and this Court. [Para 35:] If a general objection of privilege is made without attaching a proper privilege log, the objection of privilege may be deemed to have been waived.