In the Superior Court of Arizona
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The parties signing below certify that they have conferred in good faith, either in person or by telephone as required by Rule 7.1(h), about the matters contained in Rule 16(b)(2) and (c)(3), and they further certify that:
(a) Every defendant has been served or dismissed, and every defendant who has not been defaulted has filed a responsive pleading;
(b) There are no third party claims; and
(c) This case is not subject to the mandatory arbitration provisions of Rule 72.
Optional Summary of Rule 16(b) Early Meeting (not to exceed 4 pages of text), split evenly between separate statements of the parties if they do not agree on the summary’s contents:
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With regard to matters upon which the parties could not agree, they have set forth their positions separately in item 12 below. The parties are submitting a Proposed Scheduling Order with this Joint Report. Each date in the Joint Report and in the Proposed Scheduling Order includes a calendar month, day, and year.
1. Brief description of the case:
________________________________________________.
* If a claimant is seeking other than monetary damages, specify the relief sought:
______________________________________________.
2. Settlement: The parties agree to engage in settlement discussions with a settlement judge assigned by the court, or a private mediator.
* The parties will be ready for a settlement conference or a private mediation by __________.
* If the parties will not engage in a settlement conference or a private mediation, state the reason(s): __________.
3. Readiness: This case will be ready for trial by __________.
4. Jury:
* There is a right to a trial by jury. yes no
* If there is such a right, it has been waived by the parties. yes no
5. Length of trial: The estimated length of trial is ___ days.
6. Summary jury: The parties agree to a summary jury trial. yes no
7. Short cause: This case is a short cause entitled to a preference for trial pursuant to [identify statute or rule]. The anticipated length of trial is ____ hours.
8. Other Trial Preference: This case is entitled to preference for trial under this statute or rule:
____________________________________.
9. Special requirements: At a pretrial conference or at trial, a party will require disability accommodations (specify)
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an interpreter (specify language)
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10. Scheduling conference: The parties request a Rule 16(d) scheduling conference. yes no If requested, the reasons for having a conference are: ________________________________.
11. Other matters: Other matters that the parties wish to bring to the court’s attention that may affect management of this case:
_______________________________________.
12. Items upon which the parties do not agree: The parties certify that they were unable in good faith to agree upon the following items, and the position of each party as to each item is as follows:
______________________________________.
Dated this ___ day of __________, 20 ___.
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