Joint Report Of Parties Proposed Scheduling And Discovery Order (Judge Yandle}

JOINT REPORT OF PARTIES AND PROPOSED SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER (Judge Staci M. Yandle). This is a Southern District of Illinois case-management form used after the parties’ Rule 26(f) conference to establish a coordinated discovery and pretrial schedule. The form requires the parties to identify mediation deadlines, serve initial written discovery, and schedule depositions of the plaintiff and defendant. It sets deadlines for amending pleadings or adding third-party claims, as well as for disclosing expert witnesses and written reports under Rule 26(a)(2), followed by expert depositions. Parties must also certify that they discussed proportionality, cost considerations, and electronically stored information (ESI), and indicate whether a formal ESI protocol will be submitted. The order includes timelines for mandatory mediation, overall discovery completion, and dispositive motions—set 115 days before the trial month—and outlines Judge Yandle’s procedures for resolving discovery disputes. www.FormsWorkflow.com