UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
[Plaintiff Name], Case No. 6:XX-cv-XXXXX-MTK
Plaintiff, CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
v.
[Defendant Name],
Defendant
KASUBHAI, United States District Judge:
I. General Directions
A. Documents
All documents described below shall be filed using the District Court’s CM/ECF system.
Please contact the Courtroom Deputy at
[email protected] with questions you may
have.
B. Pronoun Usage
The parties and counsel are encouraged to advise the Court of their pronouns and
honorifics (such as Mx., Ms., or Mr.). People appearing before this Court may provide their
pronouns and honorifics in writing or orally when appearing for conferences, hearings, or trials.
Attorneys are encouraged to identify their pronouns and honorifics in their signature lines when
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submitting documents for filing. Parties and counsel are instructed to address each other in all
written documents and court proceedings by those previously identified pronouns and honorifics.
II. Scheduling
A. Rule 26(f) Report/Rule 16 Conferences
Within 21 days after all Defendants have filed answers, the parties are ordered to jointly
submit a Rule 26(f) report which includes, at minimum, proposed dates for close of fact and
expert discovery, dispositive motions, and joint ADR report and pretrial order. Parties are
advised that the Court typically expects discovery to be complete within 120 days of the
scheduling order, with dispositive motions due 150 days from the scheduling order. Should the
parties propose a different timeline, the parties’ reports must explain with sufficient detail why
additional time is needed in their case.
The Court will consider the parties’ Rule 26(f) report and, if it agrees with the proposed
deadlines, will enter a scheduling order adopting them in lieu of holding a Rule 16 conference. If
the parties are unable to agree on case deadlines, or if the Court otherwise deems such a conference
necessary upon review of the parties’ submission, it will schedule a Rule 16 conference.
B. Trial Setting
The Court generally does not schedule trial until after the dispositive motion deadline has
passed and any such motions have been resolved. After setting the trial date, the Court will enter
a Trial Management Order that sets out the dates on which all pretrial documents are due.
Pretrial conferences are generally held in person.
C. Motions for Extension of Time
Motions for extension—even when unopposed—must be timely and supported by good
cause. Thus, absent exigent circumstances, a motion to extend case or briefing deadlines must be
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received at least five days before the current deadline and must include an explanation of good
cause for the extension.
III. Discovery Issues
The Court expects to handle discovery disputes informally and discourages parties from
filing formal discovery motions, which take extra time and resources to resolve. In the event the
parties have a dispute, they should first e-mail a brief summary of the dispute to the Courtroom
Deputy at
[email protected]. If the dispute cannot be resolved by e-mail
correspondence, a telephonic hearing to discuss the matter will be scheduled on an expedited
timeline.
IV. Motion Practice
A. Oral Argument
Oral argument is not automatically scheduled. The parties will be contacted if, after
reviewing the briefing, the Court determines oral argument will be helpful in resolving the
motion.
B. Summary Judgment
The Court strongly encourages parties to only seek summary judgment on issues the
moving party legitimately believes involve no question of material fact or that raise significant
dispositive legal issues. This level of consideration will avoid unnecessarily delaying the
resolution of the case, drawing down client resources, as well as the Court’s resources.
Accordingly, a moving party’s argument in favor of summary judgment should be well
supported by citations to the record, which should be either to the paragraph numbers of
affidavits and declarations or to the page number of any deposition excerpts. Parties are required
to submit copies of all documents in an organized fashion.
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C. Judge’s Copies
Except for those documents identified in the Trial Management Order, parties are exempt
from Local Rule 5-8 with regard to providing the Court with paper “Judge’s Copies.”
D. Hyperlinks
Counsel shall hyperlink the cases they cite in their briefs. For information on inserting
hyperlinks in CM/ECF, see Section 5 of the CM/ECF User Manual.
V. Consent to Magistrate Judge
The parties are encouraged to consider consenting to a Magistrate Judge. The District of
Oregon has a committed practice and governance plan that recognizes the significant,
meaningful, and equal contribution to the district court’s work by both Magistrate Judges and
District Judges. This Court considers all judges in the District of Oregon to be of equal caliber
and capability in managing and deciding all cases within its jurisdiction. Additionally, because of
their schedules, Magistrate Judges are often able to accommodate a trial setting earlier than this
Court may be able to. For more information, see https://www.ord.uscourts.gov/index.php/court-
info/consenting-to-magistrate-judge-jurisdiction.
VI. Settlement Conferences
Requests to schedule a settlement conference can be directed to the Courtroom Deputy
[email protected]. The Court encourages the parties to explore settlement at any
stage of litigation and will assist in locating a settlement judge.
VII. Opportunities for New Lawyers
The Court strongly encourages litigants and law firms to be mindful of opportunities for
new lawyers (attorneys practicing less than seven years) to conduct hearings before the Court in
tandem with more experienced attorneys, especially where new lawyers drafted or significantly
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contributed to motions and responses. These opportunities include oral argument as well as
witness examination.
It is important to provide new lawyers with substantive speaking opportunities to gain
experience in court, as the benefits of such experience accrue to the new lawyer, clients, and the
legal profession in general. However, when having a new lawyer appear solo may not be
appropriate, an experienced attorney may supplement a new lawyer’s arguments and questions
with their own as needed.
VIII. Self-Represented (pro se) Parties
Parties proceeding pro se (representing yourself without a lawyer) should refer to the
District of Oregon’s “Handbook for Self-Represented Parties” for helpful information.
IX. Pro Hac Vice
Attorneys admitted pro hac vice and their Oregon counsel should read and be familiar
with the Court’s Local Rules and general litigation practices.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this _____ day of __________ 2025.
s/ Mustafa T. Kasubhai
MUSTAFA T. KASUBHAI (he/him)
United States District Judge
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