The Court or the Auditor-Master or any special master may direct the attorneys for each party to meet with him or her to discuss the case informally, to entertain motions and, to the extent possible and desirable, to discuss settlement or to set a schedule for the case, including schedules for discovery, pretrial and trial.
Sup. Ct. R. D.C. 309
COMMENT
Identical to USDCDC [District Court] Rule 78, except for omission of matter relating to pretrial, which is governed by SCR--Civil, Rule 16 and deletion of introductory time limitation.