Section 7.1(b), which pertains to hearings. Hearings on criminal motions may be set by the Court upon appropriate request or as required by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and/or Constitutional Law.
In addition, at the time of filing motions in criminal cases, counsel for the moving party shall file with the Clerk of the Court a statement certifying either:
(2) that counsel for the moving party has made reasonable effort (which shall be identified with specificity in the statement) to confer with the opposing party but has been unable to do so.
(c) Motions in criminal cases shall be filed and served within twenty-eight (28) days from the arraignment of the defendant to whom the motion applies, except that motions arising from a post-arraignment event shall be filed and served within a reasonable time after the event.
