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Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Model Checklist

November 1, 2018

A checklist itemizing the procedural requirements of the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project. The checklist is designed to be helpful to judges presiding over pilot cases and to attorneys participating in pilot cases as pilot requirements apply to the initial stages of discovery. The pilot project is scheduled to begin in participating courts as early as May 1, 2017.

Currently there are two courts participating in this pilot project:

 
A Federal Judicial Center website displays additional information about the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project.

Downloadable files:
PDF icon PDF: MIDPP Model Checklist 3 pages
Microsoft Office document icon Word File: MIDPP Model Checklist 3 pages
PDF icon District of Arizona Checklist 3 pages
PDF icon Northern District of Illinois Checklist 3 pages

Tags:
Civil Litigation & Procedure | Discovery & Disclosure | Managing Discovery | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Pilot Projects | Sample Orders & Forms | U.S. District Courts | D. Ariz. | N.D. Ill.