Please read the Federal Rules of Civil Practice. In California, Northern, for example, the motions go like this:

In Northern District motions are filed 35 days, oppositions 21 days, and replies 14 days before the hearing date. (L.R. 7-2 and 7-3).

The only time you don't see that is when the judge jumps in and says, "I don't need to hear any more." We've seen that a couple of times in ten years of Groklaw.

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