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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT mh.
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS .
EL PASO DIVISION 9020 JAN-9 PM 4:57
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HONORABLE MIGUEL A. TORRES § ALL CIVIL CASES
STANDING ORDER ON PRETRIAL DEADLINES
The following Standing Order shall control the course of any civil action commenced in,
transferred to,' or referred to, this Court, except those types of cases specifically exempted from
initial disclosure under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, specifically to include pro se prisoner
civil rights cases, as well as the types of cases specifically exempted in Local Court Rule CV-
16(b).
Within forty-five (45) days after the appearance of any defendant, which includes the filing
of a notice of removal, the parties shall confer in accordance with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure, and thereafter file a proposed scheduling order in the form required by Local
Court Rule CV-16 of the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Western District
of Texas.
Additionally, within forty-five (45) days after the appearance of any defendant, which
includes the filing of a notice of removal, the parties shall jointly develop and file a Case
Management Report. The report shall contain the following information in separately numbered
paragraphs:
1. The parties who assisted in developing the Case Management Report and all attorneys
of record for each respective party;
2. A list of the parties in the case, including any parent corporations or entities (for recusal
purposes);
' Ifa scheduling order has been entered in the case prior to the case being transferred to this Court, the parties need
not submit a proposed scheduling order. The Court will attempt to maintain the existing scheduling order. In such
cases, however, the parties shall comply with the remainder of this Standing Order within the timeframe set beginning
from the date the case was transferred to this Court. .
3. A short statement of the nature of the case (one page or less), including a description
of all claims and all defenses;
4, The jurisdictional basis for the case, describing the basis for jurisdiction and citing
specific jurisdictional statutes;?
5. A list of the parties that have not been served and an explanation of why they have not
been served; and any parties which have been served but have not answered or
otherwise appeared;
6. A statement of whether any party expects to add additional parties to the case or
otherwise to amend pleadings;
7. A listing of any contemplated motions and a statement of the issues to be decided by
these motions;
8. A statement of when parties exchanged Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a) initial
disclosures;
9. Pursuant to Rule 26(f), a statement outlining necessary discovery, including:
a. A list of critical witnesses for each side;
b. A timeline in which the depositions of these witnesses will take place;
c. Any issues about disclosure, discovery, or preservation of electronically stored
information, including the form or forms in which it should be produced; and
d. Any issues about claims of privilege or of protection as trial-preparation
material.
10. The status of related cases pending before other courts;
11. A statement of whether either party has requested a jury trial, the estimated length of
trial, and any suggestions for expediting the trial date;
12. The prospects for settlement, including any request of the Court for assistance in
settlement efforts; and a proposed specific date by which the parties shall have engaged
in face-to-face, good faith settlement talks; and
2 If jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, the report shall include a statement of the citizenship of every
party and a description of the amount in dispute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
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13. Any other matters that will aid the Court and parties in resolving this case in a just,
speedy, and inexpensive manner as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1.
SO ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this (he day of January, 2020.
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MIGUEL A. TORRES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
