Scheduling orders will be issued in conjunction with preliminary pretrial procedures
established by the Judges of this Court, which normally will be implemented within ninety
days after the filing of an action. In any action assigned to a Magistrate Judge for that
purpose, the Magistrate Judge is empowered to enter scheduling orders under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 16(b) and to modify scheduling orders upon a showing of good cause. Unless otherwise
ordered, the following categories of cases shall be exempt, as inappropriate, from the
requirement that a scheduling order be issued under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b):
i. Social Security disability matters;
ii. Habeas corpus petitions;
iii. Forfeitures;
iv. Foreclosures in which the United States is the plaintiff;
v. General collection cases in which the United States is a plaintiff;
vi. Actions brought pro se by persons in custody;
vii. An action to enforce or quash an administrative summons or subpoena; and
viii. A proceeding ancillary to a proceeding in another court.
