Pretrial Procedures.

P a g e | 54 Comment: Mont. LBR 7016 and 7026 are based on Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and 26, as incorporated in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7016 and 7026. To promote thorough trial preparation, to conserve scarce judicial resources, and to expeditiously conclude litigation, the Court, under these Local Rules and the discretion and authority permitted by the rules to issue orders modifying strict compliance with the federal rules given the varying nature and complexity of the adversary proceedings filed before the Court, shall generally consolidate and coordinate the conferences and disclosures required under the federal rules.