The Court will issue a Case Management Order (CMO) in each civil case. A CMO is a
comprehensive scheduling order issued by the judge reflecting all pretrial case management
deadlines, and, if applicable, a trial setting and pretrial compliance requirements. In Tracks 2
and 3 the CMO is issued following the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. In Tracks 1, 4 and 5 a
standardized CMO will be issued early in the proceedings.
Failure to comply with the CMO may result in the imposition of sanctions by the Court,
including but not limited to dismissal of the action, entry of a default judgment, or restrictions
on the admissibility of certain evidence.
VI. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
