UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
STANDING ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCES
WITH U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE ANITA MARIE BOOR
Not later than two weeks before the preliminary pretrial conference, all parties
in this case shall confer about all matters listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and all matters
set forth in this order. The parties may confer telephonically.
Not later than one week before the preliminary pretrial conference, the parties
shall jointly file a report addressing the following points. If the parties disagree on a
point, then each party shall state its position separately within the joint report.
1) A concise statement of the nature of the case, including the nature and
bases of the parties’ claims and defenses.
2) The names of any related cases.
3) A concise statement of the material factual and legal issues to be resolved at
trial.
4) A description of any amendments to the pleadings that any party intends to
seek and a brief explanation of the bases for any such amendments.
5) The identity of any new parties any party intends to add and a brief
explanation of the bases for any such additions.
6) A proposed case schedule, including at least the following deadlines, along
with an estimated length of trial:
a. Motions to amend the pleadings and to add parties;
b. Expert disclosures (if applicable);
c. Dispositive motions;
d. Close of discovery; and
e. Trial.
7) A discovery plan, including all matters set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(3),
as well as:
a. A general description of the parties’ repositories of discoverable ESI;
b. How discovery of ESI can and will be limited (e.g., by number of
custodians, date ranges);
c. Methods of how discovery of ESI can and will be facilitated (e.g., key
word searches); and
d. The form in which ESI will be produced.
8) Any other matter affecting the just, speedy, or inexpensive determination of
this case, or that which the court should consider in setting the schedule.
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In preparing their report and proposed case schedule, the parties should
consider that:
• The parties may opt out of the disclosure requirements under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 26(a)(1) and 26(a)(2) by unanimous agreement.
• Trial shall be held thirteen to fifteen months after the preliminary pretrial
conference, four to seven months later for patent lawsuits and class actions.
• The court requires dispositive motions to be filed not later than five or six
months before trial and prior to the close of discovery, which usually ends
six weeks before trial.
• The court does not stay discovery when a defendant files a motion to
dismiss before the preliminary pretrial conference. Under Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(d)(1), a party may seek discovery after the parties have conferred as
required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).
The court will set the entire case schedule at the preliminary pretrial
conference. Counsel attending the conference must have scheduling authority for
their respective parties.
For cases assigned to Judge Boor for trial (case numbers ending with “-amb”),
note: No later than two weeks before the preliminary pretrial conference, the parties
must submit a Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge and Consent/Request for
Reassignment Form. If the parties do not submit a fully executed form by this
deadline, the case will be reassigned to a district judge.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
ANITA MARIE BOOR
U.S. Magistrate Judge
[drafted 5/7/24]
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