(a) Optional Pretrial Conference. The Court may hold a pretrial conference, either upon
motion or sua sponte. The Court must give the parties reasonable notice of the time
and place of any pretrial conference.
(b) Trial Attorneys Must Participate. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the attorneys
who will handle the trial must participate in all pretrial conferences. The trial attorneys
must have authority to agree to uncontroverted facts and to the scope and scheduling
of future discovery.
