litigation-workflow

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Case management

Pleading stage:

• Complaint drafting standards under Twombly / Iqbal plausibility — facts, not legal conclusions
• Affirmative defenses must be pled in the answer or risk waiver (Rule 8(c))
• Counterclaims and cross-claims — compulsory vs permissive
• Rule 12 motions: timing, consolidation, waiver of unraised defenses

Scheduling and case management orders:

• Rule 16 conference and Rule 26(f) report
• Discovery cutoff, expert disclosure deadlines, dispositive motion deadlines, pretrial conference, trial date
• Modification requires good cause; calendar conflicts must be raised promptly