| This order is being entered shortly after the filing of the Complaint in this action. Counsel for
plaintiff(s) are ordered to cause a copy of this order to be delivered forthwith to each defendant in the
same manner that process has been or is being served on such defendant.
There will be a status hearing--a "scheduling conference", as that term is used in Fed. R. Civ. P. ("Rule") 16(b) (a copy of which is attached)--in this case at _____ a.m. on ____ (the "Status Hearing Date"). Counsel for plaintiff(s) and for each defendant that has either been served with process or has appeared (or both) at least 21 days before that Status Hearing Date are ordered to meet not later than 21 days before the Status Hearing Date to comply with the provisions of Rule 26(f) (a copy of which is also attached, together with a copy of this District Court's LR 26.1). Counsel for the parties should attend the scheduled Status Hearing prepared to discuss briefly their proposed discovery plan and the other subjects that may be appropriate for inclusion in the scheduling order as referred to in Rule 16(b). If any party is unrepresented by counsel, that party must comply with this order personally. |