(A) Except as otherwise ordered in a particular case, the conference between the parties
required by FRCP 26(f) must be held no later than seven working days before the
scheduled preliminary conference.
(B) Except as otherwise ordered or provided hereinafter, the parties are excused from
submitting a written report outlining the proposed discovery plan and may report orally
on their proposed discovery plan at the Rule 16(b) conference. An oral report on the
proposed discovery plan is not authorized when, during the Rule 26(f) conference, a party
objects that the initial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1) are not appropriate in the
circumstances. In such a case, no later than three working days before the scheduled Rule
16(b) conference, the parties must file a written report outlining the proposed discovery
plan, including the nature of the objection(s) to the initial disclosures. [Adopted March
23, 2001; Amended February 1, 2011]
