Form 19-1

NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA

[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]

Motion for Pretrial Conference

This Motion for Pretrial Conference is brought by [name of movant], [party designa­tion], who requests the Court to order a pretrial conference. In support, [name of movant] shows:

1.A pretrial conference is necessary to dispose of the following matters: [designate all dilatory pleas, motions, and exceptions relating to the suit].

2.A pretrial conference is necessary to formulate and simplify issues.

3.A pretrial conference will aid in determining whether the parties may agree on admissions of fact and of documents that will avoid unnecessary proof and shorten the length of the trial.

4.A pretrial conference is necessary for the Court to determine whether to refer issues to a master or an auditor before trial for findings to be used as evidence in the trial.

5.A pretrial conference is necessary to determine whether the number of expert wit­nesses called to testify may be limited, thereby shortening the length of the trial.

6.A pretrial conference will enhance the possibility of settlement.

7.A pretrial conference is necessary to [state other matters whose consideration at pretrial may aid in the disposition of the action].

[Name of movant] prays that the Court grant the Motion for Pretrial Conference.

   
[Name]
Attorney for [name of movant]
State Bar No.:
[Email address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]