Rule 111.03 - Scheduling Order(a) When issued. No sooner than the due date of the last civil cover sheet under Rule 104, and no longer than 90 days after an action has been filed, the court shall enter its scheduling order. The court may issue the order after either a telephone or in-court conference, or without a conference or hearing if none is needed. (b) Contents. The scheduling order shall provide for alternative dispute resolution as required by Rule 114.04(c) and shall establish a date for the completion of discovery. The order may also establish any of the following: (1) Deadlines for joining additional parties, whether by amendment or third-party practice; (2) Deadlines for bringing nondispositive or dispositive motions; (3) Deadlines or specific dates for submitting particular issues to the court for consideration;(4) A deadline for completing any independent physical, mental or blood examination pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. P. 35; (5) A date for a formal discovery conference pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. P. 26.06, a pretrial conference or conferences pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. P. 16, or a further scheduling conference. (6) Deadlines for filing any pretrial submissions, including proposed instructions, verdicts, or findings of fact, witness lists, exhibits lists, statements of the case or any similar documents; (7) Whether the case is a jury trial, or court trial if a jury has been waived by all parties;(8) Identification of interpreter services (specifying language and, if known, particular dialect) any party anticipates will be required for any witness or party; (9) A date for submission of a Joint Statement of the Case pursuant to Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 112; or Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 111.03
Amended effective 3/1/2009; amended effective 7/1/2013Advisory Committee Comment-2008 Amendment
Rules 111.02(l) and 111.03(b)(8) are new provisions, adopted as part of amendments designed to foster earlier gathering of information about the potential need for interpreter services in a case, either for witnesses or for a party. See MiNN. GEN. R. PRAC. 8.13.
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