N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 16-2

(a) Issuance and Service of Order. Once an action is initiated in this Court, the Clerk

shall issue an Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines.

The Order shall set the following dates, among others: (1) the date for the Initial Case

Management Conference on the assigned Judge’s calendar; and (2) the deadline for

filing the ADR Certification required by Civil L.R. 16-8(b). The plaintiff must serve on

each defendant a copy of the Order, along with the supplementary materials specified

by Civil L.R. 4-2. This Order shall not be issued in categories of cases that are

excluded under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, these Local Rules, or an order of

this Court.

(b) Case Management Schedule in Removed Cases. When a case is removed from a

state court to this Court, upon the filing of the notice of removal the Court shall issue to

the removing party an Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference, as described

in subsection (a), above. The removing party must serve the other parties in the case

with a copy of the Order and the supplementary materials specified in Civil L.R. 4-2.

Unless ordered otherwise by the Court, the filing of a motion for remand does not

relieve the parties of any obligations under this rule.

(c) Case Management Schedule in Transferred Cases. When a civil action is transferred

to this district, the Court shall issue to the plaintiff an Order Setting Initial Case

Management Conference, as described in subsection (a), above. The plaintiff must

serve the other parties in the case with a copy of the Order and the pertinent

supplementary materials specified in Civil L.R. 4-2.

(d) Relief from Case Management Schedule. By serving and filing a motion with the

assigned Judge pursuant to Civil L.R. 7, a party, including a party added later in the

case, may seek relief from an obligation imposed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 or 26 or the

Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference. The motion must:

(1) Describe the circumstances which support the request;

(2) Affirm that counsel for the moving party has conferred with all other counsel in

an effort to reach agreement about the matter and, for each other party, report

whether that party supports or opposes the request for relief;

(3) Be accompanied by a proposed revised case management schedule; and

(4) If applicable, indicate any changes required in the ADR process or schedule in

the case.

(e) Limitation on Stipulations. Any stipulation that would vary the date of a Case

Management Conference shall have no effect unless approved by the assigned Judge

before the date set for the conference. Any stipulation must comply with Civil L.R. 7-

12.