Proposed (Rule 16b) Scheduling Order (Judge Valdez)

PROPOSED RULE 16b SCHEDULING ORDER (HON. MARIA VALDEZ, United States Magistrate Judge). This is a Northern District of Illinois form used to establish key deadlines and structure the pretrial schedule in federal civil cases. The form requires parties to confirm whether a Rule 26(f) conference has occurred, indicate the status of initial disclosures, and set dates for amendments to pleadings, joinder of additional parties, written discovery, fact discovery cutoff, expert disclosures, rebuttal experts, and expert depositions. It also prompts counsel to report on the status and timing of potential settlement discussions. If the parties have consented to proceed before Magistrate Judge Valdez for all purposes, the form includes additional sections for dispositive motions, Daubert challenges, final pretrial filings, and trial scheduling. www.FormsWorkflow.com