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Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.906
Civil trial-setting conference
Except in domestic relations proceedings, no later
than 21 days after any defendant has answered or appeared, the clerk shall provide a notice of
civil trial-setting conference to all parties not in default. The clerk shall use Iowa Court Rule
23.5—Form 1: Notice of Civil Trial-Setting Conference, to provide the notice. The notice shall
schedule a trial-setting conference no earlier than 35 days after and no later than 50 days after any
defendant has answered or appeared. The parties are responsible for obtaining a timely trial-setting
conference regardless of whether a party receives notice of the trial-setting conference. Failure to
receive notice shall not be grounds to avoid dismissal under rule 1.944. A party may move for an
earlier trial-setting conference upon giving notice to all parties. The court and the parties shall use
Iowa Court Rule 23.5—Form 2: Trial Scheduling and Discovery Plan to set the trial date. If a trial
is continued, the court shall set the trial to a date certain. Unless otherwise ordered, all previous
deadlines will continue to apply to the case.
COMMENT:
Rule 1.906. Following receipt of the parties’ Trial Scheduling and Discovery Plan and after the trial-setting conference, it is
contemplated that the district court or its designee will enter an order scheduling trial. This order would also approve, supplement, or
modify the terms of the Trial Scheduling and Discovery Plan as needed.
History
[Court Order October 30, 2014, effective January 1, 2015] [Report 1943; amendment 1961; amendment 1977; Report 1978, effective July 1, 1979; amendment 1979; amendment 1984; Report May 28, 1987, effective August 3, 1987; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; June 27, 2008, effective September 1, 2008; August 28, 2014, October 30, 2014, effective January 1, 2015; Court Order April 1, 2015, temporarily effective April 1, 2015, permanently effective June 1, 2015]
Provenance
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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