STANDARD SCHEDULE OF PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES WORKSHEET
Please complete this worksheet jointly and file it with your Joint Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties must make every effort to agree on dates or the Court will set them.
Case No. Case Name:
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Trial and Final Pretrial Conference Dates
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Check one: ☐ Jury Trial or ☐ Bench Trial
[Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. within 13–16 months of Scheduling Conference]
Estimated Duration: _______ Days
Final Pretrial Conference (“FPTC”) [L.R. 16], Hearing on Motions in Limine
[Friday at 1:30 p.m. at least 17 days before trial]
Event
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Note: Hearings shall be on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Time Computation
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Other dates can be any day of the week.
91 days after scheduling
Last Date to Hear Motion to Amend Pleadings or Add Parties [Friday]
conference
Fact Discovery Cut-Off [Friday]
21 weeks before FPTC
(no later than deadline for filing dispositive motion)
Expert Disclosure (Initial) 20 weeks before FPTC
Expert Disclosure (Rebuttal) 18 weeks before FPTC
Expert Discovery Cut-Off 16 weeks before FPTC
Last Date to Hear Motions [Friday]
Joint Brief due at least 28 days before hearing 9 weeks before FPTC
Supplemental Memoranda (if any) due 14 days before hearing
Deadline to Complete Settlement Conference [L.R. 16-15]
Select one: ☐ 1. Magistrate Judge (with Court approval) 5 weeks before FPTC
☐ 2. Court Mediation Panel
☐ 3. Private Mediation
Trial Filings (first round) [Friday]
Motions in Limine
Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law [L.R. 16-4]
Witness Lists [L.R. 16-5]
Joint Exhibit List [L.R. 16-6.1]
4 weeks before FPTC
Joint Status Report Regarding Settlement
Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [L.R. 52]
(bench trial only)
Declarations Containing Direct Testimony, if ordered
(bench trial only)
Trial Filings (second round) [Friday]
Oppositions to Motions in Limine
Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order [L.R. 16-7]
Joint Agreed Upon Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only)
Disputed Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only)
2 weeks before FPTC
Joint Proposed Verdict Forms (jury trial only)
Joint Proposed Statement of the Case (jury trial only)
Proposed Voir Dire Questions, if any (jury trial only)
Evidentiary Objections to Declarations of Direct Testimony
(bench trial only)
Rev. 3/31/25
CLASS ACTION SCHEDULE OF PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES WORKSHEET
Please complete this worksheet jointly and file it with your Joint Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties must make every effort to agree on dates or the Court will set them.
Case No. Case Name:
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Trial and Final Pretrial Conference Dates
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Check one: ☐ Jury Trial or ☐ Bench Trial To be set by To be set by
Estimated Duration: _______ Days the Court the Court
To be set by To be set by
Final Pretrial Conference (“FPTC”) [L.R. 16], Hearing on Motions in Limine
the Court the Court
Event
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Note: Hearings shall be on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Time Computation
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Other dates can be any day of the week.
91 days after scheduling
Last Date to Hear Motion to Amend Pleadings or Add Parties [Friday]
conference
39 weeks after
Last Date to Hear Motion for Class Certification [Friday]
scheduling conference
Fact Discovery Cut-Off [Friday] 68 weeks after
(no later than deadline for filing dispositive motion) scheduling conference
69 weeks after
Expert Disclosure (Initial)
scheduling conference
71 weeks after
Expert Disclosure (Rebuttal)
scheduling conference
73 weeks after
Expert Discovery Cut-Off
scheduling conference
Last Date to Hear Motions [Friday] To be set by To be set by
Joint Brief due at least 28 days before hearing To be set by the Court
Supplemental Memoranda (if any) due 14 days before hearing
the Court the Court
Deadline to Complete Settlement Conference [L.R. 16-15]
Select one: ☐ 1. Magistrate Judge (with Court approval) 84 weeks after
☐ 2. Court Mediation Panel scheduling conference
☐ 3. Private Mediation
Trial Filings (first round) [Friday]
Motions in Limine
Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law [L.R. 16-4]
Witness Lists [L.R. 16-5]
Joint Exhibit List [L.R. 16-6.1] To be set by To be set by
To be set by the Court
Joint Status Report Regarding Settlement the Court the Court
Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [L.R. 52]
(bench trial only)
Declarations Containing Direct Testimony, if ordered
(bench trial only)
Trial Filings (second round) [Friday]
Oppositions to Motions in Limine
Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order [L.R. 16-7]
Joint Agreed Upon Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only)
Disputed Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only) To be set by To be set by
To be set by the Court
Joint Proposed Verdict Forms (jury trial only) the Court the Court
Joint Proposed Statement of the Case (jury trial only)
Proposed Voir Dire Questions, if any (jury trial only)
Evidentiary Objections to Declarations of Direct Testimony
(bench trial only)
Rev. 3/31/25
PATENT ACTION SCHEDULE OF PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES WORKSHEET
Please complete this worksheet jointly and file it with your Joint Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties must make every effort to agree on dates or the Court will set them.
Case No. Case Name:
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Trial and Final Pretrial Conference Dates
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Check one: ☐ Jury Trial or ☐ Bench Trial
[Monday at 8:15 a.m. within 15–21 months of Scheduling]
Estimated Duration: _______ Days
Final Pretrial Conference (“FPTC”) [L.R. 16], Hearing on Motions in Limine
[Friday at 1:30 p.m. at least 17 days before trial]
Event
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Note: Hearings shall be on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Time Computation
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Other dates can be any day of the week.
91 days after scheduling
Last Date to Hear Motion to Amend Pleadings or Add Parties [Friday]
conference
Deadline to Serve Infringement Contentions & Related Disclosures 14 days after scheduling
[Patent Rules 2(a), (b)] conference
Deadline to Serve Invalidity Contentions & Related Disclosures 59 days after scheduling
[Patent Rules 2(c), (d)] conference
14 days after deadline to
serve Invalidity
Contentions; 42 days
after deadline to serve
Deadline to Exchange Proposed Terms for Construction Infringement Contentions
[Patent Rule 3(a)] (if validity is not at issue);
or 14 days after service
of Answer in declaratory
judgment actions not
based on validity).
21 days after deadline to
Deadline to Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions and Extrinsic
exchange proposed
Evidence [Patent Rule 3(b)]
claim construction terms
46 days after deadline to
Deadline to Submit Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement,
exchange proposed
and Expert Reports [Patent Rule 3(c)]
claim construction terms
76 days after deadline to
Claim Construction Discovery Cut-Off [Patent Rule 3(d)] exchange proposed
claim construction terms
91 days after deadline to
Deadline to File Opening Claim Construction Briefs [Patent Rule 3(e)(i)] exchange proposed
claim construction terms
105 days after deadline
Deadline to File Responsive Claim Construction Briefs [Patent Rule
to exchange proposed
3(e)(ii)]
claim construction terms
112 days after deadline
Deadline to File Reply Claim Construction Briefs [Patent Rule 3(e)(iii)] to exchange proposed
claim construction terms
109 days after
Deadline to Serve Damages Contentions [Patent Rule 2(h)]
scheduling conference
139 days after
Deadline to Serve Responsive Damages Contentions [Patent Rule 2(i)]
scheduling conference
199 days after
Deadline to Complete Damages Contentions Meeting (Patent Rule 2(j))
scheduling conference
Rev. 3/31/25
Fact Discovery Cut-Off [Friday]
21 weeks before FPTC
(no later than deadline for filing dispositive motion)
Expert Disclosure (Initial) 20 weeks before FPTC
Expert Disclosure (Rebuttal) 18 weeks before FPTC
Expert Discovery Cut-Off 16 weeks before FPTC
Last Date to Hear Motions [Friday]
Joint Brief due at least 28 days before hearing 9 weeks before FPTC
Supplemental Memoranda (if any) due 14 days before hearing
Deadline to Complete Settlement Conference [L.R. 16-15]
Select one: ☐ 1. Magistrate Judge (with Court approval) 5 weeks before FPTC
☐ 2. Court Mediation Panel
☐ 3. Private Mediation
Trial Filings (first round) [Friday]
Motions in Limine
Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law [L.R. 16-4]
Witness Lists [L.R. 16-5]
Joint Exhibit List [L.R. 16-6.1]
4 weeks before FPTC
Joint Status Report Regarding Settlement
Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [L.R. 52] (bench
trial only)
Declarations Containing Direct Testimony, if ordered
(bench trial only)
Trial Filings (second round) [Friday]
Oppositions to Motions in Limine
Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order [L.R. 16-7]
Joint Agreed Upon Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only)
Disputed Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only)
2 weeks before FPTC
Joint Proposed Verdict Forms (jury trial only)
Joint Proposed Statement of the Case (jury trial only)
Proposed Voir Dire Questions, if any (jury trial only)
Evidentiary Objections to Declarations of Direct Testimony
(bench trial only)
Rev. 3/31/25
FOIA ACTION SCHEDULE OF PRETRIAL DATES WORKSHEET
Please complete this worksheet jointly and file it with your Joint Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties must make every effort to agree on dates or the Court will set them.
Case No. Case Name:
Event
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Note: Hearings shall be on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Time Computation
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Other dates can be any day of the week.
91 days after scheduling
Last Date to Hear Motion to Amend Pleadings or Add Parties [Friday]
conference
Last Date to Hear Motions [Friday] 10–15 months after
Joint Brief due at least 28 days before hearing
Supplemental Memoranda (if any) due 14 days before hearing
scheduling conference
Rev. 3/31/25
ERISA ACTION SCHEDULE OF PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES WORKSHEET
Please complete this worksheet jointly and file it with your Joint Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties must make every effort to agree on dates or the Court will set them.
Case No. Case Name:
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Trial and Final Pretrial Conference Dates
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Bench Trial
[Friday at 1:30 p.m. within 10–12 months of Scheduling Conference]
Estimated Duration: _______ Days
Event
Pl(s)’ Date Def(s)’ Date
Note: Hearings shall be on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Time Computation
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Other dates can be any day of the week.
91 days after scheduling
Last Date to Hear Motion to Amend Pleadings or Add Parties [Friday]
conference
63 days after scheduling
Lodge Administrative Record & Plan Documents
Conference
Fact Discovery Cut-Off (if necessary) [Friday]
24 weeks before trial
(no later than deadline for filing dispositive motion)
Last Date to Hear Motions [Friday]
Joint Brief due at least 28 days before hearing 16 weeks before trial
Supplemental Memoranda (if any) due 14 days before hearing
Deadline to Complete Settlement Conference [L.R. 16-15]
Select one: ☐ 1. Magistrate Judge (with Court approval) 9 weeks before trial
☐ 2. Court Mediation Panel
☐ 3. Private Mediation
File & Exchange Opening Trial Briefs 8 weeks before trial
File & Exchange Responsive Trial Briefs (not to exceed 15 pages) 4 weeks before trial
Rev. 3/31/25
