Opinion
Case No. 1:13cv66
04-04-2013
(Weber, J.; Bowman, M.J.)
Amended Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order
Pursuant to Rule 26(f) Fed. R. Civ. P., all counsel and any pro se parties to this action must agree on a date for a discovery conference. As the result of such conference, the parties must file the required Joint Report of the Parties not later than fourteen (14) days after the discovery conference is conducted. Unless otherwise agreed in the discovery plan, the parties shall make the disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) at or within fourteen days after the discovery conference. Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures are NOT to be filed with the Court. It is only necessary to file a Rule 26(f) Joint Report of the Parties within the required time.
The parties must comply with the above mandates of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and file the Rule 26(f) Report of the Parties by APRIL 26, 2013. The Court will thereafter, pursuant to Rule 16(b), enter a Calendar Order or will set and hold a Scheduling Conference after which a Calendar Order will be issued.
The Court's previous order to provide an ERISA briefing schedule is VACATED.
Stephanie Bowman
United States Magistrate Judge