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Rule 26(F) Report And Proposed Scheduling Order (Non-Patent Cases) - United States District Court Page 4

do not agree whether a party should be required to request an informal

conference with the Court before filing a discovery motion.

(f) Proposed Motion Schedule.

The parties propose the following deadlines for filing motions:

(1) Motions seeking to join other parties must be filed and served by _________.

(2) Motions seeking to amend the pleadings must be filed and served by _________.

(3) All other non-dispositive motions must be filed and served by ___________.

(4) All dispositive motions must be filed and served by ____________.

(g) Trial-Ready Date.

(1) The parties agree that the case will be ready for trial on or after ___________.

(2) The parties propose that the final pretrial conference be held on or before

__________.

(h) Insurance Carriers/Indemnitors.

List all insurance carriers/indemnitors, including limits of coverage of each defendant

or statement that the defendant is self-insured.

(i) Settlement.

(1) The parties will discuss settlement before the initial pretrial conference, by the

plaintiff making a written demand for settlement and each defendant making a

written response/offer to the plaintiff’s demand.

(2) The parties propose that a settlement conference be scheduled to take place

before ___________.

(3) The parties have discussed whether alternative dispute resolution will be helpful

to the resolution of this case and recommend the following:

(j) Trial by Magistrate Judge.

The parties [have/have not] agreed to consent to jurisdiction by the Magistrate Judge

under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (If the parties agree to consent, file the consent with the

Rule 26(f) Report.)

DATE: __________________

____________________________________

Plaintiff’s Counsel

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