Local Rule LR 16.1: RULE 26(f) (EARLY PLANNING) CONFERENCE
N.D. Ga. — Civil rule
LR 16.1 RULE 26(f) (EARLY PLANNING) CONFERENCE
Prior to filing the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan, lead counsel for all parties are required to confer in person in an effort to settle the case, discuss discovery, limit issues, and discuss other matters also addressed in the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. The conference shall be held within sixteen days after the appearance of a defendant by answer or motion and shall comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). Counsel are required to inform the parties promptly of all offers of settlement proposed at conference.
If the filing deadline for the Certificate of Interested Persons (see LR 3.3) has not already passed, counsel may wish to include the certificate on counsel's agenda for the Rule 26(f) conference.