Pre Trial Instructions

PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS INSTRUCTIONS. This form issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey outlines required steps and deadlines for parties involved in an adversary proceeding before the scheduled pre-trial conference. The instructions mandate service of the document, along with the Proposed Joint Order Scheduling Pretrial Proceedings and Trial and the Mediation Order, when the summons and complaint are served. Parties must exchange initial discovery under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) within 14 days after the answer is filed. The form emphasizes the court’s presumption of mediation and requires submission—at least three days before the pre-trial conference—of both a proposed Mediation Order and a Joint Scheduling Order. Attendance at the conference becomes mandatory if these orders are not timely submitted, and failure by the plaintiff to request default when no answer is filed may result in dismissal for lack of prosecution. www.FormsWorkflow.com