Douglas E. Shields v. State of Nevada ex rel NDOC, et al.

Summary

This order in Shields v. State of Nevada ex rel. NDOC, et al. requires the parties to exchange initial disclosures and attend a mandatory case management conference. It sets the conference for December 22, 2025, addresses topics for discussion and required case management statements, and provides that a full scheduling and discovery order will follow the conference.

Holdings

1. The court may and does require the parties to exchange specified initial disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, notwithstanding Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(B).
2. No discovery other than the initial disclosures required by the order may proceed until the court issues a full scheduling order following the mandatory case management conference.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should require initial disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 notwithstanding the exemption in Rule 26(a)(1)(B).
2. Whether the parties should be required to participate in a mandatory case management conference before further discovery proceeds.

Disposition

other