Rule 212.3 - Pretrial ConferenceA. In any civil action filed within the 26th Judicial District in which a Praecipe for Trial Listing has been filed, the Court shall hold a Pretrial Conference with counsel for the parties.B. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the Pretrial Conference, counsel for Plaintiff shall contact all counsel and conduct a conference among counsel to exchange lists of witnesses to be called at trial, to resolve objections to deposition testimony, to mark all exhibits to be used at trial, to discuss the prospects for settlement and attempt to agree on the authenticity of said exhibits. Counsel who intends to try the case shall attend the attorney conference. Counsel shall make a good faith effort to agree on the authenticity and admissibility of the exhibits as well as objections to deposition testimony. If such agreement cannot be reached, the objecting party shall be prepared to state in detail the reasons for the objection together with any authorities in support of his/her position at the Pretrial Conference.C. Counsel for each party shall thereafter submit a Pretrial memorandum to the judge before whom the case is scheduled at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled conference. The Pretrial Memorandum shall contain the following: 1. A concise statement of the claim or defense on liability and damages;2. A separate list of the issues involved on liability and damages;3. A separate list of those attorneys present at the attorney conference with identification of the party each represents and the date of the attorney conference;4. A separate list of witnesses on liability and on damages, showing the address of each and a concise summary of each witness's proposed testimony;5. A separate list of exhibits on liability and damages;6. A list of all deposition transcripts to be used in lieu of testimony and a statement of known objections thereto;7. A statement of all stipulations sought from opposing parties;8. A statement of any special request, such as request for a view, special time for a witness, courtroom needs, etc.;9. A list of any special voir dire examination of prospective jurors requested by counsel;10. Identification of any unusual legal issues which counsel expect to arise in the case. Motions in Limine should be filed no later than the date for submission of the Pretrial Memorandum; and,11. Statement of the status of settlement negotiations to date.D. Clients shall be consulted by counsel in advance of the Pretrial Conference as to authority with respect to settlement, including definite minimum or maximum limits of amounts of authority, and respecting such other questions as may be reasonable and anticipated to be relevant.E. At trial, each party will be limited to those witnesses, exhibits and documents set forth in the Pretrial Memorandum unless:1. All parties affected by any change agree in writing, which shall be filed with the Court;2. Prompt notice of changes in the list of witnesses, exhibits or documents is made by filing with the trial Judge and servicing other counsel with s Supplemental Pretrial Memorandum;F. At the conclusion of the Pretrial Conference, the Court may issue an Order deciding the action taken. The Order may reflect any amendments to the pleadings allowed, agreements between counsel, admissions of fact, notation of any exhibits which counsel stipulate may be received in evidence without formal proof, the limitation on the number of expert witnesses and other appropriate matters.