“Any request for an extension of time . . . will be looked upon with disfavor.” U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Local Rule 7(I) Have you or has your company just been sued or threatened with a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia Rocket Docket? Regardless of what you have heard, it is true that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a unique and special forum. Attorneys who regularly appear in courts throughou

Typical EDVA Case Schedule EDVA Local Rule 16(B) establishes four significant scheduling events along the short road to trial before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Those four events, discussed in turn below, include (1) the Local Rule 16(B) Order, (2) preparation and submission of the Parties’ Discovery Plan, (3) the Initial Pretrial Conference/Order, and (4) the Final Pretrial Conference. 1.    The Local Rule 16(B) Order EDVA Local Rul