For all cases not settled at the Rule 26(f) conference, counsel must complete
the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan form attached to these rules as
Appendix B. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). If counsel cannot agree on the answers to
specific items, the contentions of each party must be shown on the form. The
completed form must be filed within thirty days after the appearance of the first
defendant by answer or motion or within thirty days after a removed case is filed in
this Court. This rule applies only to cases not exempted pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(1)(B). Pro se litigants and opposing counsel are permitted to file separate
statements.
