Pretrial Conference

On its own, or on a party’s motion, the court may hold one or more pretrial conferences to promote a fair and expeditious trial. When a conference ends, the court must prepare and file a memo- randum of any matters agreed to during the conference. The gov- ernment may not use any statement made during the conference by the defendant or the defendant’s attorney unless it is in writ- ing and is signed by the defendant and the defendant’s attorney. (As added Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; amended Mar. 9, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002.)