from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b):
(a) an action for review on an administrative record;
(b) a petition for habeas corpus or other proceeding to challenge a criminal
conviction or sentence;
(c) an action brought without counsel by a person in custody of the United
States, a state, or a state subdivision;
(d) an action to enforce or quash an administrative summons or subpoena;
(e) an action by the United States to recover benefit payments;
(f) an action by the United States to collect on a student loan guaranteed by the
United States;
(g) a proceeding ancillary to proceedings in other courts; and
(h) an action to enforce an arbitration award.
