PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

(a) Conference Set; Notice. If all parties have appeared in a lawsuit, the court, at any party’s request or on its own, may set a case for a pretrial conference. Reasonable notice must be sent to all parties at their addresses of record. (b) Issues. Appropriate issues for the pretrial conference include: (1) discovery; (2) the amendment or clarification of pleadings; (3) the admission of facts and documents to streamline the trial process; (4) a limitation on the number of witnesses at trial; (5) the identification of facts, if any, which are not in dispute between the parties; (6) mediation or other alternative dispute resolution services; (7) the possibility of settlement; (8) trial setting dates that are amenable to the court and all parties; (9) the appointment of interpreters, if needed; (10) the application of a Rule of Civil Procedure not in Part V or a Rule of Evidence; and (11) any other issue that the court deems appropriate.