UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. XX-cv-XXXXX-GAYLES
PARTY NAME(S),
Plaintiff(s),
v.
PARTY NAME(S),
Defendant(s).
/
PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER SETTING
CIVIL TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULE
THIS CAUSE is set for trial during the Court’s two-week trial calendar beginning
on [MM/DD/YYYY] in Courtroom 11-1 of the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States
Courthouse located at 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128..1 The Calendar
Call will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, [MM/DD/YYYY].2 A telephonic
Status Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, [MM/DD/YYYY]. 3
The parties shall adhere to the following schedule: 4
1. Joinder of any additional parties and filing of motions to amend the [MM/DD/YYYY]
complaint by
2. Written lists containing the names and addresses of all fact witnesses [MM/DD/YYYY]
intended to be called at trial by
1
Consult the attached Appendix re Trial Calendars for beginning dates.
In all Expedited Track cases (S.D. Fla. L.R. 16.1(a)(2)(A)) and all actions brought pursuant to the Fair Labor
Standards Act, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or
to recover amounts due on a defaulted student loan, the Trial shall occur within nine months of the date
Plaintiff(s) filed the action.
In all Standard Track cases (S.D. Fla. L.R. 16.1(a)(2)(B)), the Trial shall occur within twelve to eighteen months
of the date Plaintiff(s) filed the action.
2
Wednesday before Trial date.
3
Three to four weeks following the parties’ proposed mediation deadline. The Court may schedule an additional
pretrial Status Conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(a).
4
Additionally, in class action cases, the parties should provide proposed deadlines for class discovery and the filing
of motions for class certification and/or decertification. In cases arising from administrative agency determinations
and/or appeals thereof, the parties should provide a deadline for the filing of the administrative record.
3. Parties shall disclose experts, expert witness summaries, and reports as
[MM/DD/YYYY]
required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by
4. Exchange of rebuttal expert witness summaries and reports as required
[MM/DD/YYYY]
by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by
5. Parties shall select a mediator pursuant to Local Rule 16.2 and shall
[MM/DD/YYYY]
schedule a time, date, and place for mediation by
6. Fact discovery shall be completed by [MM/DD/YYYY]
[at least five months before Trial date]
7. Expert discovery shall be completed by [MM/DD/YYYY]
[at least five months before Trial date]
8. Dispositive motions, including those regarding summary judgment and
Daubert, shall be filed by [MM/DD/YYYY]
[at least four months before Trial date]
9. Mediation shall be completed by [MM/DD/YYYY]
[at least three months before Trial date] 5
10. All pretrial motions and memoranda of law, including motions in
limine, shall be filed by [MM/DD/YYYY]
[at least two months before Trial date]
11. Joint pretrial stipulation, proposed joint jury instructions, proposed
joint verdict form, and/or proposed findings of fact and conclusions of [MM/DD/YYYY]
law shall be filed by
[at least one month before Trial date]
By: [Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s)] [Attorney(s) for Defendant(s)]
5
For all actions brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or to recover amounts due on a defaulted student loan, mediation shall occur
within ninety days of the Court’s entry of the Scheduling Order.
APPENDIX RE TRIAL CALENDARS
In completing the Proposed Scheduling Order, be advised that the Court’s two-week trial calendars
begin on the following dates:
2024
January 2 April 8 July 15 October 21
January 16 April 22 July 29 November 4
January 29 May 6 August 12 November 18
February 12 May 20 August 26 December 2
February 26 June 3 September 9 December 16
March 11 June 17 September 23 December 30
March 25 July 1 October 7
2025
January 13 April 21 July 28 November 3
January 27 May 5 August 11 November 17
February 10 May 19 August 25 December 1
February 24 June 2 September 8 December 15
March 10 June 16 September 22 December 29
March 24 June 30 October 6
April 7 July 14 October 20
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. XX-cv-XXXXX-GAYLES
PARTY NAME(S),
Plaintiff(s),
v.
PARTY NAME(S),
Defendant(s).
/
ELECTION TO JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
FOR FINAL DISPOSITION OF MOTIONS
In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the undersigned party or parties
to the above-captioned civil matter hereby voluntarily elect to have a United States Magistrate
Judge decide the following motions and issue a final order or judgment with respect thereto:
1. Motions to Dismiss Yes ____ No ____
2. Motions for Summary Judgment Yes ____ No ____
3. All Pretrial Motions Yes ____ No ____
4. Discovery Yes ____ No ____
5. Other (explain below) Yes ____ No ____
_____________________________________________________________
By: [Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s)] [Attorney(s) for Defendant(s)]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. XX-cv-XXXXX-GAYLES
PARTY NAME(S),
Plaintiff(s),
v.
PARTY NAME(S),
Defendant(s).
/
ELECTION TO JURISDICTION BY A
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR TRIAL
In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the undersigned party or parties
to the above-captioned civil matter hereby voluntarily elect to have a United States Magistrate
Judge conduct any and all further proceedings in this case, including TRIAL, and entry of final
judgment with respect thereto. *
By: [Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s)] [Attorney(s) for Defendant(s)]
*
A Magistrate Judge may conduct jury trials if the underlying claims support a demand for jury. In addition, a
Magistrate Judge can generally accommodate special settings.
