(a) MOTIONS REQUESTING EX PARTE RELIEFA. A Moving Party intending to present to the Court a Motion requesting Injunctive Relief, a Stay of Proceedings, a Motion to Compel Discovery, or other ex parte relief shall make a diligent and conscientious effort to notify any known opposing counsel of the intent to present such a Motion at the earliest possible time.B. Consistent with the requirement set forth in Subsection A, the Moving Party shall, at a minimum, speak with opposing counsel by telephone, or leave a specific message with his or her staff during regular business hours, or if such notice must be delivered after the close of regular business hours, the Moving Party shall make reasonable attempts to speak with opposing counsel at this his or her home, or leave a specific message with a competent adjust residing therein.C. A Motion presented to the Court pursuant to Subsection A shall include a Certificate signed by the Moving Party stating whether or not opposing counsel was notified of the time such Motion would be presented, and if opposing counsel was not personally notified, setting forth the efforts made by the Moving Party to do so. Failure to attach a Certificate in accordance with this subsection shall be grounds for denial of the relief sought.D. In matters in which a party is unrepresented by counsel, counsel for the Moving Party shall follow the same procedures set forth above in Subsections A, B, and C in attempting to notify and unrepresented party.E. Upon the filing of a motion to compel written discovery, the Court shall not issue an ex parte order granting the motion in less than ten (10) days after the filing of the motion to give the opposing party time to respond to the motion.(b) MOTION RESPONSEIf a motion is filed with a certification that the motion is contested or is deemed to be contested pursuant to L.R. 208.2(d), then any party opposing the relief requested shall file a written response to the motion within twenty (20) days after service of the motion. In the absence of a response, the court may consider the motion to be uncontested by any non-responding party.