RULE 2-504. SCHEDULING ORDER
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MD Rules, Rule 2-504
RULE 2-504. SCHEDULING ORDER
(3) Unless the court orders a scheduling conference pursuant to Rule 2-504.1, the scheduling order shall be entered as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after an answer is filed by any defendant. If the court orders a scheduling conference, the scheduling order shall be entered promptly after conclusion of the conference.
Cross reference: See Rule 2-501(a), which provides that after the date by which all dispositive motions are to be filed, a motion for summary judgment may be filed only with the permission of the court.
(C) a specific referral to or direction to pursue an available and appropriate form of alternative dispute resolution, including a requirement that individuals with authority to settle be present or readily available for consultation during the alternative dispute resolution proceeding, provided that the referral or direction conforms to the limitations of Rule 2-504.1(e);
Cross reference: See Rule 5-706 for authority of the court to appoint expert witnesses.
Source: This Rule is in part new and in part derived as follows:
Subsection (b)(2)(G) is new and is derived from the 2006 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(5).
Subsection (b)(2)(H) is new and is derived from the 2006 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(6).
Credits
[Adopted June, 7, 1994, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended June 10, 1997, eff. July 1, 1997; Feb. 10, 1998, eff. July 1, 1998; Oct. 5, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Nov. 12, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; May 8, 2007, eff. July 1, 2007; Dec. 4, 2007, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; March 2, 2015, eff. July 1, 2015; June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]
Editors' Notes
HISTORICAL NOTES
2003 Orders
The November 12, 2003, order, in subsec. (b)(1)(b), substituted “Rule 2-402 (f)(1)” for “Rule 2-402(e)(1)(A)”.
2007 Orders
The May 8, 2007, order amended section (b) by added time restrictions for scheduling orders; and added section (c).
The December 4, 2007, order redesignated section (b)(2)(G) as (b)(2)(I); added section (b)(2)(G) pertaining to discovery of electronically stored information; and added section (b)(2)(H) pertaining to claims of privilege or of protection after production.
2015 Orders
The March 2, 2015, order added a cross reference to Rule 2-501(a) after subsection (b)(1)(E).
2016 Orders
The June 6, 2016, order revised an internal reference in the Rule.
Prior Rules:
Rule 2-504, adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, related to pretrial conferences, rescinded June 7, 1994, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. See Md. Rule 2-504.2.
MD Rules, Rule 2-504, MD R RCP CIR CT Rule 2-504
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2019.
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