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(f) Conference of the Parties; Scheduling and Planning Conference Report.
(1) Conference of the Parties. It is the responsibility of the plaintiff to initiate the
process for scheduling the conference required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(1). All parties
are directed to confer in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and file with the Court a
Scheduling and Planning Conference Report within seventy-five (75) days of the date of
the filing of the complaint. The Scheduling and Planning Conference Report shall be in
substantially the same form as Civil Attachment 5. Unless otherwise ordered by the
Court in a particular case, the conference must be held no later than twenty-one (21) days
before any scheduling conference set by the Court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and CVLR
16-1(b)(1). The parties’ disagreement(s) over matters addressed in the Scheduling and
Planning Conference Report shall be set forth in the Report. The filing of separate
reports is discouraged.
(2) Filing of Motions Does Not Excuse Counsel from the Requirements of
Fed.R.Civ.P.26(f). Absent an order of the Court to the contrary, the filing of a motion,
including a discovery motion, a motion for summary judgment, or a motion to dismiss,
will not excuse the parties from complying with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and any Scheduling
and Planning Order entered in the case.
(3) Non-Appearance of Defendants - Status Report. If on the due date of the
Scheduling and Planning Conference Report, the defendant(s) or respondent(s) have
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been served and no answer or appearance has been filed, or if service on the defendants
has not been effected, the plaintiff shall file an independent status report containing the
current status of the non-appearing parties. In addition, if service has not been effected,
the status report must set forth the reasons why service has not been effected and what
attempts at service have been made.
