M.R. Civ. P. 132

(a) Case Management Conference.

(1) Scheduling of Conference. After the transfer of a case to the BCD,

the court will issue an order scheduling a case management conference to

define the future course of proceedings in the case. The order will, at a

minimum, identify the issues to be addressed at the conference, the deadlines

to be established at the conference, and the responsibilities of the parties in

advance of the conference.

(2) Mandatory Attendance. All unrepresented parties and all lead

trial counsel and local counsel for each represented party shall attend the case

management conference in person unless the court authorizes attendance by

other means.

(b) BCD Scheduling Order. At the completion of the case management

conference, the court shall enter a scheduling order setting deadlines for the

joinder of additional parties, the exchange of expert witness designations and

reports, the completion of discovery, participation in Alternative Dispute

Resolution, and the filing of motions, including any dispositive motion. In the

scheduling order, the court shall also schedule the matter for trial and address

any other matters relevant to the future course of proceedings in the case,

including, where appropriate, the scheduling of a summary judgment pre-filing

conference pursuant to Rule 134(b) or an opportunity for a Judicially Assisted

Settlement Conference. The scheduling order may thereafter be modified or

revised, as the court in its discretion, deems necessary or appropriate, to meet

the purpose and goals of the BCD. The parties shall not deviate from deadlines

and requirements established in the scheduling order or any modifications

unless authorized by the court. Failure to comply with the scheduling order

may result in sanctions.

(c) Existing Scheduling Orders. When standard or modified scheduling

orders have been entered in the originating court, regardless of whether the

orders were entered pursuant to Rule 16 or 16A, those orders shall be

superseded by any scheduling orders or modifications entered after the case is

transferred to the BCD. Any existing scheduling order shall remain in effect

unless or until superseded by a BCD scheduling order or stayed or modified

upon motion.