IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
_____________ DIVISION
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Plaintiff, )
v. )
) No.
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Defendant. )
RULE 16 ORDER
Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court orders as follows:
1. RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE DEADLINE: The parties’ conference under
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) shall take place on or before _______.
2. PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINE: Within 14 days of the parties’
Rule 26(f) conference, parties must jointly submit a proposed scheduling order utilizing
the form provided in Word Format on the Court’s web page at
http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/judges/ketchmark (Exhibit A). Parties shall therefore file
a proposed scheduling order on or before _______.
Upon receipt of the parties’ proposed scheduling order, the Court will generally issue a
scheduling order without holding a scheduling hearing.
3. MEDIATION: Mediation pursuant to the Mediation and Assessment Program (MAP)
shall occur within seventy-five (75) days of the Rule 26(f) conference. Cases assigned to
an outside mediator shall file the designation of mediator within fourteen (14) days after
the Rule 26(f) conference.
4. THE COURT’S WEB PAGE: The following procedures for practicing before Judge
Ketchmark can be found on the Court’s web page at
http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/judges/ketchmark - Rule 16 Order, Discovery Dispute
Protocol, Oral Argument Permitted for New Lawyers Policy, Courtroom Procedures and
Decorum Policy, and Model Jury Instructions.
5. EXTENSION REQUESTS: All motions for extension of time must state: (a) the date
when the action is/was due; (b) the number and length of the previous extension(s);
(c) the cause for the requested extension; and (d) whether or not the requested extension
is opposed (agreement by counsel of a requested extension is not binding on the Court).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ROSEANN A. KETCHMARK, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DATED:
