Exemptions from Pretrial Scheduling and Management

The following categories of cases are exempt from the scheduling and planning requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b): actions for social security benefits, including appeals from decisions of the (a) Secretary of Health and Human Services, and black lung cases subject to LR 9.1; (b) (c) prisoner civil rights complaints filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq.; forfeiture actions; 11 Effective September 2, 2025 cases filed by the United States Attorney for collection of promissory notes (d) payable to the United States or any government agency; (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) bankruptcy appeals; cases involving pro se plaintiffs; habeas corpus complaints filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2255; petitions for enforcement of an Internal Revenue Service summons; actions for review of the administrative action of any federal agency; and all cases not reported by the clerk for statistical purposes as filed cases.