Rule 9.14 - Fixing for Trial or Hearing; Scheduling Orders; Contact with Jurors(a) The date on which a motion to fix for trial on the merits may be made, and the method of setting a date for trial or hearing of a matter, including deadlines for scheduling orders, pre-trial briefs, contact with jurors, or any other matter, shall be determined by each district court as set forth in Appendix 9.14.(b) Any party may request in writing, or the court on its own motion may order, a La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1551 scheduling conference between counsel and the court to which the case has been allotted. Within thirty days after receiving a request for a scheduling conference, the court shall schedule a conference for the purpose of addressing those matters set forth in La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1551. The scheduling conference may be held by any appropriate means, including in person, by telephone, or teleconference. Adopted April 1, 2002, effective 4/1/2002; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended April 20, 2010, effective 6/1/2010; amended November 18, 2010, effective 1/1/2011.Comment
(a) La. R.S. 13:1303 requires that the Civil District Court of the Parish of Orleans prescribe the order of preference for the trial of cases. La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1571(A)(1)(b) states that the district court should prescribe the order of preference "in accordance with the law."
(b) La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1551 lists the matters that may be considered at scheduling conferences.