Rule 23.050 - CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER(1) A case management conference will be held within 30 days of assignment of a case to an OCLC judge or at such other time as the court may order. The purpose of the case management conference is to identify the essential issues in the litigation and to avoid unnecessary, burdensome, or duplicative discovery and other pretrial procedures to ensure the prompt resolution of the dispute. The case management conference may include discussion of the following: (b) The need for additional parties.(c) Time limits for filing of third-party complaints or bringing in additional parties.(d) Severance, consolidation, or coordination with other actions.(e) A discovery plan, including a schedule for the exchange of documents, conducting discovery from third parties, use of common number systems for documents production and exhibits identification, a schedule for conducting depositions, the need for protective orders or other limitations allowed by ORCP 36 C, and a date for the close of discovery.(f) A time schedule for motion practice and date for submission of dispositive motions.(g) Mediation or settlement, and the identity of the assigned neutral facilitator. If the case has not settled within 45 days of the trial date, the case may be assigned for settlement conference to a judge other than the OCLC judge.(h) Use of technology in discovery and at trial, such as electronic or physical document depositories, videotaping of depositions, videoconferencing, and teleconferencing.(i) A master list of contact information.(j) The method of jury selection and resolution of disputes relating to forms for juror questionnaires, if any.(k) Scheduling of a Rule 104 hearing on scientific issues, if necessary.(l) Scheduling of further conferences.(m) Other matters the court or the parties deem appropriate to manage or expedite the case such as whether the parties will mutually employ a court reporter to serve for the creation of the official record, use of a trial plan having timelines for the submission and resolution of pretrial motions, motions in limine, deposition designations, submission of trial memoranda and jury instructions, and timelines for the examination of witnesses and evidentiary presentations by the parties.(2) Following the case management conference, the OCLC judge will issue a case management order. The case management order will encompass the matters addressed at the case management conference and any other matters the judge considers appropriate for the order.(3) The case management order may be modified or revised, as the OCLC judge deems necessary, to meet the purpose of the OCLC rules. The parties must not deviate from deadlines and requirements established in the case management order unless authorized by the OCLC judge.Or. Uni. Trial. Ct. R. 23.050