Local Rule LR6-210. Scheduling conferences; pretrial conferences.

[Related Statewide Rule 1-016 NMRA] A. Scheduling conference. A pretrial scheduling conference shall be requested by the attorney for the plaintiff or pro se plaintiff, in all civil (CV) actions. The face of the request shall state the date that a scheduling order must be filed in order to comply with Rule 1-016(B) NMRA, and counsel shall be prepared to advise the court on those matters contained in Rule 1-016(B) NMRA. B. Pretrial conference. (1) At any pretrial conference, counsel who will handle the case at trial shall be in attendance, in person, at the conference, unless excused by the court. (2) Counsel shall be prepared to advise the court of those matters provided for in Rule 1-016(C) NMRA. (3) The pretrial order shall be substantially in the form as LR6-Form 704. Only matters actually agreed on shall be included. C. Preparation of pretrial orders. The plaintiff shall prepare plaintiff’s portion of the working pretrial order and submit it to all other counsel thirty (30) days prior to the pretrial conference. All other parties shall return their portion of the pretrial order to the plaintiff no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the pretrial conference. Plaintiff shall incorporate each portion submitted into a working pretrial order to be submitted to the court five (5) days prior to the pretrial conference. The final pretrial order shall be prepared after the pretrial conference, or as the court may direct.