Civil Scheduling Orders
| CIVIL TRIAL TERMS | Pre-trial conference dates (range) | Jury selection dates (range) | Motions in limine deadline | Motions in limine argument date |
| Jan 25 - Feb 12 Mar 3 - 12, 2021 |
Dec 2 - 10, 2020 | Jan 11 - 14, 2021 | Dec 11, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Apr 5 - May 13 | Mar 1 - 10 | Mar 22 - 26 | Mar 2 | Mar 15 |
| Jun 1 - Jul 1 | Apr 22 - 30 | May 17 - 21 | Apr 27 | May 6 |
| Aug 23 - Sep 3 Sep 13 - 24 |
Jun 28 - Jul 2 | Aug 9 - 13 | Jul 6 | Jul 16 |
| Oct 18 - Nov 19 | Aug 23 - 30 | Oct 4 - 8 | Aug 31 | Sep 10 |
| Jan - Feb 2022 | Dec 1 - 8 | Jan 2022 | Dec 10 | Dec 20 |
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TIMELINE FOR CIVIL CASE SCHEDULING ORDERS: At the close of pleadings, a Scheduling Order will be entered which allows a discovery period of: 4 months for fast-track (like credit card collection), 9 months for a regular case (like motor vehicle accident or other debt collection), 12 months for a complex case (like slip and fall or quiet title), 14 months for a medical malpractice, and these intervals: |
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| Example: | ||||
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| Discovery cutoff date | February 1 | |||
| +28 days - Plaintiff’s expert report due | March 1 | |||
| +28 days (56 for med mal) - Defendant’s expert report due | March 29 | |||
| +14 days - Plaintiff’s rebuttal report due | April 12 | |||
| +10 days - Dispositive motion deadline | April 22 | |||
| +40 days - Argument date | June 3 | |||
| +28 days or more, to the next available pre-trial conference date - Pre-trial conference |
July 2 | |||
| Jury selection | August 13-16 | |||
| Trial term | August 26 – September 27 | |||
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