Local Rule LOCAL RULE 16.1: INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
W.D. Ark. — Civil rule
LOCAL RULE 16.1 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER In all civil actions except those exempted by Local Rule 16.2, an Initial Scheduling Order will issue setting forth the date by which the parties must hold their Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) conference, the date by which the parties must submit their Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) report, a tentative date for a Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b) conference, and a proposed trial date.
After the court receives the parties' 26(f) report and, if necessary, holds the 16(b) conference, the court will issue a Final Scheduling Order.
The requirements for the Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) report are set out in Local Rule 26.1.
The requirements for the Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3) pretrial disclosure sheet are set out in Local Rule 26.2.
Effective December 1, 2000.