Local Rule LR Cv 16: INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

LR Cv 16 INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

(a) Initial Scheduling Conference. The initial scheduling conference referred to in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(a) may be conducted by the district judge to whom a case is assigned, or the magistrate judge assigned to the case.

(b) Statement of Claims. At least 7 days before the conference, counsel for each party asserting a claim (including a counterclaim and/or cross claim) shall file with the Court a brief (2-3 page) written statement listing the elements, with a short description of the facts in support thereof, that must be proven in order to prevail on that claim or counterclaim.

(c) Attendance of Counsel. Lead counsel and any local counsel are required to attend the conference, unless explicitly excused by the Court prior to the conference.

Effective 12/1/11: The numerical references in this rule were altered as part of the restyling of numerical references throughout the Local Rules. Effective 1/3/11: §(b) amended. Effective 12/1/09: §(b) amended. Effective 3/17/08: §(b) (re: topics to be addressed at scheduling conference) deleted; §(c) amended and redesignated as §(b); §(d) redesignated as §(c).

CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Cv 26 (Discovery). See also LR Gen 206(c)(notices to counsel) and LR 206(d) (designation of lead counsel).