§ Civ R 16 Pretrial procedure

Civ R 16 Pretrial procedure

In any action, the court may schedule one or more conferences before trial to accomplish the following objectives:

(1) The possibility of settlement of the action;

(2) The simplification of the issues;

(3) Itemizations of expenses and special damages;

(4) The necessity of amendments to the pleadings;

(5) The exchange of reports of expert witnesses expected to be called by each party;

(6) The exchange of medical reports and hospital records;

(7) The number of expert witnesses;

(8) The timing, methods of search and production, and the limitations, if any, to be applied to the discovery of documents and electronically stored information;

(9) The adoption of any agreements by the parties for asserting claims of privilege or for protecting designated materials after production;

(10) The imposition of sanctions as authorized by Civ. R. 37;

(11) The possibility of obtaining:

(a) Admissions of fact;

(b) Agreements on admissibility of documents and other evidence to avoid unnecessary testimony or other proof during trial.

(12) Other matters which may aid in the disposition of the action.

The production by any party of medical reports or hospital records does not constitute a waiver of the privilege granted under section 2317.02 of the Revised Code.

The court may, and on the request of either party shall, make a written order that recites the action taken at the conference. The court shall enter the order and submit copies to the parties. Unless modified, the order shall control the subsequent course of action.

Upon reasonable notice to the parties, the court may require that parties, or their representatives or insurers, attend a conference or participate in other pretrial proceedings.