UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
Case Caption and Number
SCHEDULING ORDER
The Court held a telephone scheduling conference with the parties’ attorneys on [DATE]
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and Civil L. R. 16(a), and set the following schedule and procedures.
DISCOVERY
1. The parties’ initial disclosures as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) must be provided on
or before [DATE-INITIAL DISCLOSURES].
2. Amendments to the pleadings may be filed without leave of Court on or before [DATE-
AMENDED PLEADINGS]. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 will apply to any amendment filed after
that date.
3. All fact discovery must be completed no later than [DATE-DISCOVERY]. Discovery
requests must be served sufficiently in advance of this deadline that timely responses are
due before the deadline expires.
4. In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, primary expert witness disclosure is due on or
before [DATE-P EXPERT DISCLOSURE] and rebuttal expert witness disclosure is due
on or before [DATE-D EXPERT DISCLOSURE]. These documents are to be exchanged
between the parties and are not to be filed with the Court.
5. All expert discovery must be completed no later than [DATE-DISCOVERY].
6. Expedited non-dispositive motions must comply with Civil L. R. 7(h). Counsel seeking
non-dispositive procedural relief shall consult with the opposing party and include in the
motion a statement indicating whether or not the motion is opposed.
COLLECTIVE AND CLASS ACTION MOTIONS
7. Motions for conditional certification of a collective action shall be served and filed on or
before [DATE-MOTIONS DUE].
8. Motions to decertify a collective action shall be served and filed on or before [DATE-
MOTIONS DUE].
9. Motions for class certification shall be served and filed on or before [DATE-MOTIONS
DUE].
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS
10. Motions for summary judgment must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 and Civil L. R. 7 and
shall be served and filed on or before [DATE-MOTIONS DUE]. Any summary judgment
motion filed against a pro se litigant must comply with Civil L. R. 56(a).
FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND TRIAL
11. A final pretrial conference will be held on [FINAL PRETRIAL DATE/TIME] at the
United States Federal Building and Courthouse, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI
53202.
12. A jury trial will be held on [JURY TRIAL DATE/TIME] at the United States Federal
Building and Courthouse, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202.
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
13. All requests of the Court must be made by formal motion in accordance with Civil L.
R. 7 and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
14. Counsel are to confer and make a good faith effort to settle the case and explore various
methods of alternate dispute resolution. The Court will refer the case to one of the
magistrate judges for mediation, at no cost to the parties, when a request is made at least
ninety (90) days prior to the final pretrial conference.
15. Settlement discussions must be completed prior to the final pretrial conference. In cases
where settlement occurs after the final pretrial conference, the Court may impose jury-
related costs, including notification, travel, and attendance fees, upon the responsible
attorneys.
16. The foregoing schedule shall not be modified except upon a showing of good cause and by
leave of the Court. The pendency of motions or settlement discussions shall not justify
modification of the schedule, nor delay the taking of discovery.
SO ORDERED
