Jose Luis Novoa v. Henley, et al.

Summary

This order from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada directs the parties in Jose Luis Novoa v. Henley to exchange initial disclosures and attend a mandatory case management conference. It sets the conference for January 12, 2026, establishes topics for discussion and filing requirements, and states that a full scheduling order will follow the conference.

Holdings

1. The court may and should require the parties to exchange specified initial disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, notwithstanding the Rule 26(a)(1)(B) exemption.
2. The parties must disclose individuals likely to have discoverable information and relevant documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things that they may use to support claims or defenses, subject to the stated impeachment and confidentiality limitations.
3. If a defendant intends to rely on an affirmative defense based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies, the defendant must provide the plaintiff with all documents intended to support that defense.
4. The parties must attend a mandatory case management conference, file statements addressing specified case-management issues at least one week beforehand, and refrain from conducting discovery beyond the ordered initial disclosures until the court enters a full scheduling order.

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. What case-management procedures, including a mandatory conference and preconference statements, should govern the action before entry of a full scheduling order.

Disposition

other