Local Rule LR 16-2: Rule 16 Conferences

LR 16-2 Rule 16 Conferences (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court:

(a) Counsel's Duty to Request Conference Counsel for plaintiff(s) and for defendant(s), during or promptly after the conference of counsel for discovery planning referred to in LR 26-1, must contact the assigned judge's courtroom deputy and request a Rule 16(b) scheduling and planning conference.

(b) Conference At the Rule 16(b) scheduling and planning conference, counsel for the parties must have their calendars available and be prepared to discuss any of the issues enumerated in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and 16(c), including proposed modifications to the schedule outlined in the initial Discovery and Pretrial Scheduling Order issued by the Court at the commencement of the action. Counsel must also be prepared to discuss the possible submission of trial exhibits electronically. (See LR 5-6(b).)

(c) Conference Request Made At Any Time Notwithstanding anything in this or any other local rule, any party may ask for a conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 at any time.