Proposed Scheduling Order (Judge Lefkow)

PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER (JOAN HUMPHREY LEFKOW, U.S. District Judge). This is a Northern District of Illinois form used to submit the parties’ agreed-upon pretrial schedule following their Rule 26(f) conference. The order asks parties to note whether an early settlement conference may be productive, set deadlines for Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures, and indicate when amendments to pleadings or joinder of additional parties may be sought. It establishes dates for the close of non-expert discovery, expert designations for both sides, and the time allowed to depose designated experts. The form also includes deadlines for challenging expert qualifications and outlines the court’s procedure for dispositive motions, including settlement-related requirements and a pre-summary-judgment status hearing. Parties must also state whether they consent to proceed before a magistrate judge. www.FormsWorkflow.com