Rule 26(f) Conference and Discovery Plan Requirements (Federal)

Summary

This practice note describes how to plan for a Rule 26(f) case management conference, and covers topics such as preparing for the conference, topics that must be discussed during the conference, including ESI issues, the exchange of initial disclosures, and issues concerning claims of privilege and work product protection, timing of the conference, participation requirements, discovery limits prior to the conference, and filing the report and the joint discovery plan.