Civil Case Management Plan {NDNY CCMP}

CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ___________________________________________________ VS NO._______:_______CV_____________________________________________________________ IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 16(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a status andscheduling conference will be held in this case before the Honorable________________________________,United States Magistrate Judge on ______________________, ______________ at ____:__M. at the United States Courthouse, Room No__________, at_____________________, New York.Counsel for all parties or individuals appearing pro se in the above-captioned action are directed to confer in accordancewith Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) with respect to all of the agenda items listed below. That meeting must be attended in personor, if counsel for the parties are not located in the same city and do not agree to meet in person, then by telephone, andmust be held at least twenty-one (21) days before the scheduled Rule 16 Conference. Following that Rule 26(f)meeting, a report of the results of that meeting, in the format set forth below, must be filed with the clerk within fourteen(14) days after the date of the Rule 26(f) meeting or not later than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Rule 16conference with the Court, whichever date is earlier. Matters which the Court will discuss at the status conference willinclude the following: (insert a separate subparagraph as necessary if parties disagree):1) JOINDER OF PARTIES: Any application to join any person as a party to this action shall be made on or beforethe _______ day of _________________, ___________. 2) AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS: Any application to amend the pleadings to this action shall be made on orbefore the _______ day of _________________, _________. 3) DISCOVERY: All discovery in this action shall be completed on or before the _________ day of___________________, ___________. (Discovery time table is to be based on the complexity of theaction) 4) MOTIONS: All motions, including discovery motions, shall be made on or before the ________ day of___________________, ___________. (Non-Dispositive motions including discovery motions may only bebrought after the parties have complied with Section IX of General Order #25)FRM DATE - 04/01/02 Page 1 <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 25) PROPOSED DATE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL: The action will be ready to proceed totrial on or before the ______day of________________, _________. It is anticipated that the trial will takeapproximately ______ days to complete. The parties request that the trial be held in _______________, N.Y.(The proposed date for the commencement of trail must be within 18 months of the filing date).6) HAVE THE PARTIES FILED A JURY DEMAND: _____(YES) / _____(NO).7) DOES THE COURT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION? ARE THE PARTIES SUBJECTTO THE COURTS JURISDICTION? HAVE ALL PARTIES BEEN SERVED? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8) WHAT ARE THE FACTUAL AND LEGAL BASES FOR PLAINTIFFS CLAIMS ANDDEFENDANTS DEFENSES (INCLUDE COUNTERCLAIMS & CROSSCLAIMS, IF APPLICABLE)?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9) WHAT FACTUAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ARE GENUINELY IN DISPUTE? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10) CAN THE ISSUES IN LITIGATION BE NARROWED BY AGREEMENT OR BY MOTIONS?ARE THERE DISPOSITIVE OR PARTIALLY DISPOSITIVE ISSUES APPROPRIATE FORDECISION ON MOTION?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11) WHAT SPECIFIC RELIEF DO THE PARTIES SEEK? WHAT ARE THE DAMAGES SOUGHT?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 312) DISCOVERY PLAN: A. What changes (if any) should be made to the disclosure requirements under Rule 26(a), as well as to the limitations on discovery set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ B. When will the mandatory disclosures required under Rule 26(a)(1) be made, or when were they made? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ C. Describe the timetable for discovery, identify the subjects to be addressed, state whether discovery should be conducted in phases, and discuss why there are no less costly and time consuming alternative methods available to obtain the same information: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ D. What forms of discovery does each party intend to pursue? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ E. Are any protective orders required or requested under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)? _________________________