Local Rule LR16.2: Scheduling Conference.

LR16.2. Scheduling Conference.

(a) The court shall issue a scheduling order within the earlier of ninety (90) days after any defendant has been served with the complaint or sixty (60) days after any defendant has appeared, unless the court finds good cause to delay. All parties receiving notice of the scheduling conference shall attend in person or by counsel and shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects:

(1) Service of process on parties not yet served;

(2) Jurisdiction and venue;

(3) Anticipated motions, including Daubert motions, and deadlines as to the filing and hearing of motions;

(4) Appropriateness and timing of motions for dismissal or for summary judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 or 56;

(5) Deadlines to join other parties and to amend pleadings;

(6) Anticipated or remaining discovery, including discovery cut-off;

(7) The control and scheduling of discovery, including orders affecting disclosures and discovery pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 – 37;

(8) Further proceedings, including setting dates for pretrial and trial;

(9) Appropriateness of special procedures, such as consolidation of actions for discovery or pretrial, reference to a master or magistrate judge or to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, alternative dispute procedures, application of the Manual for Complex Litigation, or early discovery in RICO actions;

(10) Modification of the standard pretrial procedures specified by this rule on account of the relative simplicity or complexity of the action or proceeding;

(11) Prospects for settlement, including participation in the court's mediation program or any other alternative dispute resolution process; and

(12) Any other matters that may be conducive to the just, efficient, and economical determination of the action or proceeding, including any of the matters specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c).

(b) Each party shall file with the court and serve on all parties a Scheduling Conference Statement at least seven (7) days prior to the scheduling conference. The Scheduling Conference Statement shall include the following:

(1) A short statement of the nature of the case;

(2) A statement of jurisdiction with cited authority for jurisdiction and a short description of the facts conferring venue;

(3) Whether jury trial has been demanded;

(4) A statement addressing the appropriateness, extent, and timing of disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and LR26.1 that are not covered by the report(s) filed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f);

(5) A list of discovery completed, discovery in progress, motions pending, and hearing dates;

(6) A statement addressing the appropriateness of any of the special procedures or other matters specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c) and LR16.2 that are not covered by the joint report filed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f);

(7) A statement identifying any related case, including pending cases as well as cases that have been adjudicated or have otherwise been terminated, in any state or federal court; and

(8) Additional matters at the option of counsel.

(c) Exempt Cases. Unless the court orders otherwise, this rule does not apply to proceedings described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(B).

(d) The court will notify all parties of the date and time of the scheduling conference and may, in its discretion, conduct the scheduling conference by telephone or video technology.