Judicial Survey Questions

IT Q9: If so, what issues do you address at status conferences? (e.g., status of discovery, settlement prospects, mediation, etc.)

IT A9: I typically ask at each status conference if the parties are interested in mediation before a magistrate judge. I also ask at the status conference following fact discovery if counsel anticipate filing dispositive motions and if they anticipate expert discovery. If counsel anticipate both, I discuss whether dispositive motions or expert discovery should happen first, and may amend the scheduling order accordingly.

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* Talwani, Indira

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts