Initial Rule 16 telephone conference set before Magistrate Judge Freedman

The court set an initial Rule 16 telephone conference for June 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Carla B. Freedman.

The parties must file a Civil Case Management Plan and exchange mandatory disclosures by June 18, 2026. The mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged between the parties only and are not to be filed with the court, in line with Local Rule 26.2.

The case remains active, but no judge has been assigned yet beyond the magistrate judge handling the initial conference. The docket number and court have not been publicly disclosed. The scheduling order issued on April 14, 2026, sets the procedural framework for the case's early stages.

The next key step is the telephone conference, which will establish deadlines and address preliminary matters. The parties’ compliance with the disclosure and case management plan deadlines will shape the case's trajectory. No substantive motions or filings have been reported so far.