Legal Certificate of Readiness

LEGAL CERTIFICATE OF READINESS

This Certificate of Readiness is executed on , by and between the undersigned parties in the matter captioned "" (Case/Reference No.: ) pending in .

Party A: , Address: . Party B: , Address: .

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties and their counsel have conferred and exchanged disclosures, production, and witness lists as required by applicable rules and orders; and

WHEREAS, the parties have reduced to writing the matters necessary for pretrial preparation and believe the matter is prepared for trial, hearing, or other final adjudicative proceeding; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to certify their readiness and to set forth the status of outstanding matters and the estimated needs for trial or hearing.

NOW, THEREFORE

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereby certify, covenant and agree as follows:

1. CERTIFICATION OF READINESS

1.1 Parties certify that, to the best of their knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the matters relevant to trial preparation have been completed as indicated below and detail any outstanding items. Discovery completed: Yes No

1.4 Estimated trial/hearing length: . Requested trial/hearing start date: , .

2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1 Each signing party and counsel represent and warrant that they have made a reasonable inquiry into the matters set forth in this Certificate and that, to the best of their knowledge, the statements herein are true and correct, and are not misleading with respect to any material fact.

2.2 Each signing party acknowledges that this Certificate may be relied upon by the tribunal for scheduling, trial planning, and imposing case management orders and that an intentionally false certification may subject the signing party to sanctions and other remedies permitted by law or court rule.

3. PRETRIAL OBLIGATIONS

3.1 The parties agree to meet and confer in good faith to resolve any remaining disputes, to exchange exhibit lists and deposition designations pursuant to applicable rules, and to file any required pretrial submissions by the deadlines ordered by the tribunal.

3.2 If additional time or modification of deadlines is required, the requesting party shall promptly notify the opposing party in writing and shall seek relief from the tribunal with a statement of reasons supported by good cause.

4. SANCTIONS AND RELIEF

4.1 The parties acknowledge that material misstatements or omissions in this Certificate may expose the offending party to sanctions, cost awards, preclusion of evidence, or other relief as the tribunal deems appropriate.

5. NOTICES

6. MISCELLANEOUS

Governing Law: This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the tribunal sits, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

Entire Agreement: This Certificate constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations and understandings of the parties.

Severability: If any provision of this Certificate is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Amendments and Waiver: No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Certificate shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the parties. The failure to enforce any provision shall not constitute a waiver of future enforcement.

Counterparts: This Certificate may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile or electronic signatures shall be treated as originals for all purposes.

7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By signing below, each signatory represents that they are authorized to bind the party for whom they sign, and that the statements contained in this Certificate are true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

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