Judge Stewart
Honorable Judge Janice M. Stewart
Chambers Information1107 United States Courthouse |
Case Management InformationCourtroom Deputy:
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(503) 326-8057 |
General Inquiries:
For any questions regarding a case before Judge Stewart, please use the Courtroom Deputy contact form on the right or call Judge Stewart’s Courtroom Deputy at (503) 326-8057.
Rule 16 Conferences:
Judge Stewart sets telephone Rule 16 scheduling conferences either after the first request for an extension of time or upon request by the parties after their FRCP 26(f) discovery planning conference.
Prior to the Rule 16 scheduling conference, the parties should consult regarding a discovery plan and anticipate advising Judge Stewart orally of their plan. The parties should be prepared to discuss the status of the case, relevant deadlines and any other significant issues, and also have their calendars available to discuss scheduling, including modification of the current case deadlines for discovery, dispositive motions or pretrial order, and setting a trial date. Plaintiff’s counsel is expected to advise Judge Stewart whether or not all parties will file consents to a Magistrate Judge. It is helpful if consents to a Magistrate Judge are filed prior to the time of the conference, particularly with respect to setting the trial date.
Discovery Issues:
To save the parties time and attorney fees, Judge Stewart is willing to resolve discovery disputes informally by telephone. To schedule a telephone discovery conference, the parties may use the Courtroom Deputy contact form on the right or call Judge Stewart’s Courtroom Deputy at (503) 326-8057.
Summary Judgment Motions:
Judge Stewart encourages the parties to file stipulated fact statements and regularly waives the Concise Statement of Material Facts for summary judgment motions. However, in the event the moving party elects to file a Concise Statement of Material Facts, the responding party must comply with LR 56.1(b) & (c) or risk having the moving party’s material facts deemed admitted under LR 56.1(f).
Citations to the record should be either to the paragraph numbers of affidavits and declarations or to the page number of any deposition excerpts.
Parties are encouraged to submit all documents in an organized fashion, preferably 3-hole punched on the side and, if voluminous, in binders.
Argument on Motions:
Most of the time, Judge Stewart will grant a request for oral argument on a dispositive motion. Telephone hearings are normally set for out-of-town counsel.
Trial Setting:
If all parties file consents to a Magistrate Judge, a final pretrial conference date and trial date will be set at the Rule 16 conference. In most of her cases, Judge Stewart waives the filing of Pretrial Order. After setting the trial date, Judge Stewart will enter a trial management order which sets out the dates that certain pretrial documents are due. Pretrial conferences are held in person in Judge Stewart’s chambers.
Without full consents, Judge Stewart will set a date to file the Pretrial Order and after it is filed, the district judge will set the trial date on his or her calendar.
Settlement Conferences:
Judge Stewart is available to conduct settlement conferences in cases which are not assigned to her. In cases assigned to Judge Stewart, settlement conferences will be conducted by another judge. In either situation, parties may request a settlement conference by contacting Judge Stewart’s Courtroom Deputy at (503) 326-8057 or by using the Courtroom Deputy contact form on the right.
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Última actualización el Jueves 15 de Marzo de 2012