11.05 First Case Management Conference
Upon the filing of a complaint, the clerk will hand to plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney a case management conference order and set the case for the first case management conference on the first available motion call more than ninety (90) days from the date of filing. The clerk shall indicate the date and time on a motion slip previously prepared by the plaintiff. The completed motion slip is to be served on all defendants along with a copy of the summons and a copy of the complaint. The motion slip will serve as notice to all parties of the first case management conference. In all cases pending as of January 1, 1996, the parties must file with the clerk a case management conference order five (5) days prior to the first status setting after January 1, 1996. (See Appendix R).
Pursuant to the exemption provision of Supreme Court Rule 218, the case management conference requirements of such rule shall not apply to any case pending in court-annexed mandatory arbitration pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 86 et. seq., actions for forcible entry and detainer, actions in small claims, actions in probate, adoptions, actions in paternity, domestic relations post decree matters, any action for the prosecution of municipal ordinance violations and actions to foreclose mortgages.
Signed: 10/91
Amended: 8/00