7 verbatim requirements published by judge Michael D. Porter on case management.
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Unlock free →Pre-Trial Conference: All cases will be referred to the General Magistrate for a pretrial conference according to the timeline set out in the Case Management Plan. The parties are to schedule the conference before the General Magistrate using his online calendar. The pretrial conference must be scheduled no later than the third week of the month prior to the e-docket date.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 9e33d7a4bbbb90ea417da8adeafb2dca351b6432e324fa59630e6d75d52b5f4e. Corpus topic: case_management. Published during the completeness pass — the 2026-07-24 arbitration verified this circuit but published 14 rules against 6,388 verbatim requirements.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.