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Joint Initial Status Report for Newly Filed Cases

The Court will set all newly-filed cases for an initial status hearing approximately 70 days after the filing of the complaint. The initial status hearing will be the scheduling conference as required by Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Local Rule 16.1. The parties must meet and conduct a planning conference as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). The parties must file a Joint Initial Status Report, not to exceed five pages, at least seven days before the initial status hearing. The Joint Initial Status Report is the “discovery plan” required by Rule 26(f) and shall follow the format in this link.

If the defendant(s) have not been served by the initial status date, counsel for plaintiff is to contact the Courtroom Deputy to reschedule the status hearing and the date for filing an initial status report. If plaintiff is seeking a default, no status report is required.

In some cases, the scheduled initial status hearing may take place before a defendant has responded to the plaintiff’s complaint. The Court expects all defendants who have been served with process to participate in this conference even if they have not yet responded to the complaint.



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