Exemptions

In the following categories of cases, the Court need not issue a scheduling order or hold a Final Pretrial Conference under F.R.Civ.P. 16: 12/1/2025 Chapter I - 43 LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (a) Petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 et seq., or their functional equivalents; (b) Actions for judicial review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); (c) Any case in which the plaintiff is appearing pro se, is in custody, and is not an attorney; (d) Any case removed to this Court from the small claims division of a state court; (e) Appeals from the bankruptcy court; (f) (g) Actions to enforce or quash an administrative summons or subpoena; Extradition cases; and (h) Actions by the United States to collect on a student loan guaranteed by the United States.