shall be granted merely on the stipulation of the parties. If the Court is
satisfied that counsel are preparing the case diligently and that additional
time is required to comply with this rule, the Final Pretrial Conference may
be continued upon submission of a timely stipulation signed by all counsel
setting forth the reasons for the requested continuance. The stipulation also
shall describe what has been accomplished in preparing the case for the
Final Pretrial Conference. No continuance of the Final Pretrial Conference
will be granted unless the stipulation has been lodged before the date upon
which the Final Pretrial Conference Order must be lodged with the Court.
Counsel shall inform the Clerk immediately by telephone or other
expeditious means when a stipulation is to be submitted for continuance of
the Final Pretrial Conference.
A motion for continuance of the Final Pretrial Conference may be noticed
upon five (5) days’ notice to be heard not later than the last Motion Day
before the date for which the Final Pretrial Conference has been set.
