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LR 16.1 Exemptions from Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16. The following are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b): (a) an action for review on an administrative record; (b) a petition for habeas corpus or other proceeding to challenge a criminal conviction or sentence; (c) an action brought without counsel by a person in custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision; (d) an action to enforce or quash an administrative summons or subpoena; (e) an action by the United States to recover benefit payments; (f) an action by the United States to collect on a student loan guaranteed by the United States; (g) a proceeding ancillary to proceedings in other courts; and (h) an action to enforce an arbitration award.