ORDER

DENNIS L. HOWELL, Magistrate Judge.

Pending before the Court are the Motions for Pre-Motion Hearing [# 24 & # 26]. Defendant has filed a motion requesting that the Court conduct a pre-motion hearing regarding a discovery dispute over a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition. Plaintiff has filed a motion requesting that the Court conduct a pre-motion hearing regarding whether Defendant has fully responded to Plaintiff's discovery requests. Both parties have attached numerous exhibits to their motions. The District Court referred the motions to this Court for a ruling.

As a threshold matter, the Court notes that this Court did not direct or instruct the parties to file the pending motions. Ordinarily, parties requesting a pre-motion teleconference with this Court would first consult with chambers prior to filing such a motion. Upon contacting chambers and specifically requesting a pre-motion teleconference pursuant to Section 1(i) of the District Court's Pretrial Order and Rule 16(b)(3)(B)(v), the Court would have scheduled a call without the need for the filing of a motion. The entire purpose behind the pre-motion teleconference is to allow this Court to attempt to resolve discovery disputes without having to resort to a motions practice that bogs down the District Court's docket. Going forward, the parties should first contact this Court and schedule a pre-motion teleconference prior to filing motions requesting such a conference.

To the extent that the motions request a teleconference with this Court, the Court GRANTS the motion [# 24 & # 26]. The Court makes no ruling as to the substance of the discovery dispute. The Court DIRECTS the parties to call into chambers at 2:00 pm on February 23, 2017. During the teleconference the Court will determine whether the discovery disputes can be resolved without motions or whether motions to compel will be required. The Court also DIRECTS the parties that prior to filing such motions in the future to contact chambers and schedule a teleconference.