Upon assignment of cases by consent or referral to Judge Fuentes, an initial status conference generally will be set by means of a minute order. If the parties have not yet filed a recent joint status report, the Court commonly will order that the parties file a joint initial status report within a week before the first status hearing. If a recent status report is on file, the Court will not require an additional report and will rely on the previously filed report. For further information see Judge Fuentes' Standing Order for Civil Cases.   Standing Order for Civil Cases Before Magistrate Judge Fuentes.