IV. Status Conferences
- Location. Status conferences are generally held in chambers unless indicated otherwise on the notice.
- Initial scheduling conference in an adversary proceeding. A Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) report must be filed five days in advance of the scheduling conference. If a Rule 26(f) report has been filed five days in advance of the scheduling conference, and is in the approved format, the parties will not need to attend the scheduling conference, unless the Court has directed otherwise in the order scheduling the conference. If a litigant is acting in pro per, the initial scheduling conference will take place on the record.
- Chapter 11 case management orders. The Court will automatically issue a Chapter 11 case management order once the Debtor has filed all the required documents with the voluntary petition including, but not limited to, schedules and statement of financial affairs. To the extent practicable, the Court will issue the case management order prior to the scheduled § 341 hearing. The Judge's requirements for information to include in the combined Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement can be found at http://www.mieb.uscourts.gov/rulesAndForms/localForms.html.
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