Judge Jack Zouhary
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Rev. 3/23/21
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
, Case No. 3:20 CV [CASE NUMBER]
Plaintiff, CASE MANAGEMENT
-vs- CONFERENCE ORDER
, JUDGE JACK ZOUHARY
Defendant.
Case Management Conference (CMC) held [BY PHONE OR IN PERSON] on [DATE].
1. Counsel and parties present: [NAME] for Plaintiff(s); [NAME] for Defendant(s)
2. Federal Civil Rule 26(a) disclosures have been completed.
3. After consultation with counsel, this case will proceed on the [Expedited, Standard or
Complex] Track with trial in [MONTH, YEAR].
4. This case is referred for a Settlement/Mediation Conference on [DATE AND TIME].
Lead counsel and parties, or a representative with full authority to negotiate and settle, shall
appear in person. Further, each party shall submit an ex parte statement summarizing the
settlement position to Chambers by fax (419-213-5680) or e-mail
(
[email protected]) three (3) days before the conference. The statement
shall not become part of the case record.
[OR]
before Magistrate Judge [NAME / PANEL] on [DATE AND TIME] in [ROOM NUMBER].
Lead counsel and parties, or a representative with full authority to negotiate and settle, shall
appear in person. Further, each party shall submit an ex parte statement summarizing the
settlement position to Magistrate Judge [NAME] by [DATE]. The statement shall not become
part of the case record, but shall be for the exclusive use of the Magistrate Judge in preparing
for the settlement conference. The statement shall not be filed with the Clerk, but shall be e-
mailed to [E-MAIL] three days before the conference. Counsel shall report to Judge
Zouhary’s Chambers (Room 203) immediately following the Conference to inform this Court
if the case has settled, or to discuss the remaining case schedule.
5. Case [DOES / DOES NOT] involve electronic discovery.
6. Deadline for amending pleadings/adding parties: [DATE]
7. Counsel are reminded to follow the amended Civil Rules regarding proportional discovery
and civility. Counsel will stage depositions pursuant to 2015 Civil Rules amendments. See
Civil Case Management Procedures (Doc. [NUMBER] at ¶ 3).
8. Discovery deadlines:
a. Liability: [DATE]
b. Damages: [DATE]
c. Plaintiff’s expert disclosures, with reports: [DATE]
d. Defendant’s expert disclosures, with reports: [DATE]
NOTE: Expert depositions require prior Court approval.
9. Without leave of Court, no discovery material shall be filed, except as necessary to support
dispositive motions. Depositions filed either electronically or through the Clerk’s Office shall
include the Word Index.
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10. Dispositive motions are not appropriate in every case. No dispositive motions shall be filed
until counsel have met and conferred about the merits of such a motion; and only after
sufficient discovery has been completed that allows counsel for the moving party to represent
the belief there are no disputed issues of material fact. Timing for filing a motion is the
responsibility of counsel and should not conflict with this case schedule and trial date. See
Civil Case Management Procedures (Doc. [NUMBER] at ¶ 3).
11. Parties shall provide this Court with a courtesy hard copy of all motion briefing with
supporting materials (double-sided encouraged). Briefing shall be doubled-spaced (except
for block quotes) in a font not less than 12 points in size, including footnotes, with margins
of not less than one inch. See Local Civil Rule 7.1(f) for page limits. Footnotes are
discouraged.
NOTE: Failure to follow will result in Clerk striking the briefing.
12. Counsel shall describe in the case caption whether a motion is “opposed” or “unopposed” --
which means counsel MUST confer with opposing counsel BEFORE filing any motion --
procedural or substantive.
13. Next Phone status: [DATE AND TIME]
[OR]
Brief Joint Status Report: [DATE]
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Jack Zouhary
JACK ZOUHARY
U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE
, 2021
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