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D. Or. LR 16-2
Rule 16 Conferences (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court:
(a) Counsel's Duty to Request Conference
Counsel for plaintiff(s) and for defendant(s), during or promptly after the conference of counsel for discovery planning referred to in LR 26-1, must contact the assigned judge's courtroom deputy and request a Rule 16(b) scheduling and planning conference.
(b) Conference
At the Rule 16(b) scheduling and planning conference, counsel for the parties must have their calendars available and be prepared to discuss any of the issues enumerated in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and 16(c), including proposed modifications to the schedule outlined in the initial Discovery and Pretrial Scheduling Order issued by the Court at the commencement of the action. Counsel must also be prepared to discuss the possible submission of trial exhibits electronically. (See LR 5-6(b).)
(c) Conference Request Made At Any Time
Notwithstanding anything in this or any other local rule, any party may ask for a conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 at any time. This subsection applies to all civil cases, including those categories of cases mentioned in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(B).
(d) Sample
See sample " Sample Order Establishing the Trial and Pretrial Conference Dates and Procedures " for a type of order that may be used for the final pretrial conference held under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e). Requirements may vary depending on the nature of the case.
(e) Completion of Discovery Defined
The initial case scheduling order establishes the time for completion of discovery. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, the following discovery related events must be completed by the completion of discovery date:
(1) All depositions must be taken, including depositions to preserve testimony for trial.
(2) All interrogatory or other discovery requests must be answered.
(3) All documents must be produced per request.
(4) The Court will not require a response to a discovery request that is made with insufficient time for a party to respond before the completion of discovery date.
(5) Completion of discovery does not include expert depositions taken under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(A).
History
December 1, 2009: LR 16-2(a) and (b): The word "shall" changed to "must." December 1, 2009: LR 16-2(c), (d), and (e): Reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(E) changed to 26(a)(1)(B), 16(d) changed to 16(e), and 16(c)(12) changed to 16(c)(2)(I). March 1, 2014: LR 16-2(b): Changed caption from "Calendaring" to "Conference" and added new second sentence: "Counsel must also be prepared to discuss the possible submission of trial exhibits electronically. (See LR 5-6(b).)" March 1, 2014: LR 16-2(c): Changed "pursuant to" to "under." March 1, 2014: LR 16-2(d): In the first sentence, changed "pursuant to" to "under," and in the second sentence, changed "upon" to "on." March 1, 2014: LR 16-2(e): In (3), changed "pursuant" to "per," in (4), changed "prior to" to "before," and in (5), changed "pursuant to" to "under." March 1, 2016: LR 16-2(b): Updated cross-reference from "LR 5-6(b)" to "LR 5-7(b)." January 1, 2019: LR 16-2(b): Changed "(See LR 5-7(b).)" to "(See LR 5-6(b).)" January 21, 2020: LR 16-2(b): Updated cross-reference from "LR 5-6(b)" to "LR 5-5(b)." January 21, 2020: LR 16-2(b): Updated cross-reference from "LR 5-5(b)" to "LR 5-6(b)."
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