(2) Establishing early and continuing control so that the case will not be protracted because of lack of management; (3) Discouraging wasteful pretrial activities; (4) Improving the quality of the trial through more thorough preparation; and (5) Facilitating the settlement of the case. [As amended; effective January 1, 1988.] (b) Scheduling and Planning. Except in categories of actions exempted by district court rule as inappropriate, the judge, or a discovery commissioner shall, after consulting with the attorneys for the parties and any unrepresented parties by a scheduling conference, telephone, mail, or other suitable means, enter a scheduling order that limits the time: (1) To join other parties and to amend the pleadings; (2) To file and hear motions; and (3) To complete discovery. The scheduling order may also include: (4) The date or dates for conferences before trial, a final pretrial conference, and trial; and (5) Any other matters appropriate in the circumstances of the case. The order shall issue as soon as practicable but in any event within 60 days after the filing of a case conference report pursuant to Rule 16.1 or an order by the discovery commissioner or the court waiving the requirement of a case conference report pursuant to Rule 16.1(f). A schedule shall not be modified except by leave of the judge or a discovery commissioner upon a showing of good cause. [As amended; effective January 1, 2005.] (c) Subjects to Be Discussed at Pretrial Conferences. The participants at any conference under this rule may consider and take action with respect to: (1) The formulation and simplification of the issues, including the elimination of frivolous claims or defenses; (2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings; (3) The possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents which will avoid unnecessary proof, stipulations regarding the authenticity of documents, and advance rulings from the court on the admissibility of evidence; (4) The avoidance of unnecessary proof and of cumulative evidence, and the use of testimony under NRS 50.275 and pursuant to NRS 47.060; (5) The appropriateness of summary adjudication under Rule 56; (6) The identification of witnesses and documents, the need and schedule for filing and exchanging pretrial briefs, and the date or dates for further conferences and for trial; (7) The advisability of referring matters to a master; (8) Settlement and the use of special procedures to assist in resolving the dispute when authorized by statute or local rule; (9) The form and substance of the pretrial order; (10) The disposition of pending motions; (11) The need for adopting special procedures for managing potentially difficult or protracted actions that may involve complex issues, multiple parties, difficult legal questions, or unusual proof problems;

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