Meeting of Parties Under FRCP 26(f)

(A) Except as otherwise ordered in a particular case, the conference between the parties required by FRCP 26(f) must be held no later than seven working days before the scheduled preliminary conference. (B) Except as otherwise ordered or provided hereinafter, the parties are excused from submitting a written report outlining the proposed discovery plan and may report orally on their proposed discovery plan at the Rule 16(b) conference. An oral report on the proposed discovery plan is not authorized when, during the Rule 26(f) conference, a party objects that the initial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1) are not appropriate in the circumstances. In such a case, no later than three working days before the scheduled Rule 16(b) conference, the parties must file a written report outlining the proposed discovery plan, including the nature of the objection(s) to the initial disclosures. [Adopted March 23, 2001; Amended February 1, 2011]