Arizona

Civil Procedure

Form 13(a) – Joint Report: Tier 3 Case

In the Superior Court of Arizona

__________ County

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Plaintiffs

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Case number

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v

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Joint Report

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(Tier 3 case)

Defendants

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Assigned to:

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 set forth in Rule 16(b)(2) and (c)(3). With regard to matters upon which the parties could not agree, they have set forth their positions separately in item 13 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.

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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1. Brief description of the case:_____________________________

* If a claimant is seeking other than monetary damages, specify the relief sought

2. Current case status: Every defendant has been served or dismissed. yes no

* Every party who has not been defaulted has filed a responsive pleading. yes no

* Explanation of a “no” response to either of the above statements: __________.

3. Amendments: A party anticipates filing an amendment to a pleading that will add a new party to the case: yes no

4. 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):

___________________________________.

5. Readiness: This case will be ready for trial by __________.

6. 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

7. Length of trial: The estimated length of trial is ___ days.

8. Summary jury: The parties agree to a summary jury trial. yes no

9. Preference: This case is entitled to a preference for trial pursuant to the following statute or rule: _________________________________

10. Special requirements: At a pretrial conference or at trial, a party will require disability accommodations (specify)

_____________________________________________

an interpreter (specify language)

_____________________________________________

11. Scheduling conference: The parties request a Rule 16(d) scheduling conference. yes no If requested, the reasons for having a conference are

__________________________________.

12. Other matters: Other matters that the parties wish to bring to the court’s attention that may affect management of this case:

13. Items upon which the parties do not agree: The parties were unable in good faith to agree upon the following items, and the position of each party as to each item is as follows:

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Dated this ___ day of __________, 20 ___.

For Plaintiff

For Defendant

Added Aug. 31, 2017, effective July 1, 2018; amended effective Jan. 1, 2019; amended August 26, 2020, effective January 1, 2021.