Following the CMC, the Court will issue a Case Management Scheduling Order,
consistent with the requirements in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b), that will assign a track, establish
deadlines and set conference and hearing dates. Specifically, the order will set:
1. Deadlines for joining other parties and amending pleadings.
2. Status conferences. At least one status conference will be scheduled approximately
midway between the date of the CMC and the discovery cut-off date.
3. Discovery cutoff. This is the date by which all responses to written discovery will
be due and by which all depositions will be concluded.
A. Counsel must initiate discovery requests and notice or subpoena
depositions sufficiently in advance of the discovery cut-off date to meet the
cutoff.
B. Discovery requests that seek responses or schedule depositions after the
discovery cut-off are not enforceable except by order of the Court for
good cause shown.
4. Discovery motions deadlines, including expert discovery deadlines, if applicable.
5. Dates for early dispute resolution and/or settlement conference(s).
6. Dispositive motions deadlines. A dispositive motion is a motion to dismiss
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b), a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant
to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 56, or any other motion which, if granted, would result in the entry of judgment
or dismissal, would dispose of any claims or defenses, or would terminate the
litigation.
7. Daubert-type motions deadlines, if applicable.
8. Proposed pretrial order deadline.
9. Final Pretrial Conference.
10. Trial date.
