(B) Witnesses Who Must Provide a Written Report. In addition to the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1), a party must disclose to the other parties the identity of any witness it may use at trial to present evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 702, 703, or 705. A party is not excused from making its disclosures because it has not fully investigated the case or because it challenges the sufficiency of another party's disclosures or because another party has not made its disclosures. A party must make its initial disclosures based on the information then reasonably available to it. (E) Basis for Initial Disclosure Unacceptable Excuses. A party that is first served or otherwise joined after the Rule 26(f) conference must make the initial disclosures within 30 days after being served or joined, unless a different time is set by stipulation or court order. (D) Time for Initial Disclosures-For Parties Served or Joined Later. In ruling on the objection, the court must determine what disclosures, if any, are to be made and must set the time for disclosure. A party must make the initial disclosures at or within 14 days after the parties’ Rule 26(f) conference unless a different time is set by stipulation or court order, or unless a party objects during the conference that initial disclosures are not appropriate in this action and states the objection in the proposed discovery plan. (C) Time for Initial Disclosures-In General. (ix) an action to enforce an arbitration award. (viii) a proceeding ancillary to a proceeding in another court and (vii) an action by the United States to collect on a student loan guaranteed by the United States (vi) an action by the United States to recover benefit payments (v) an action to enforce or quash an administrative summons or subpoena (iv) an action brought without an attorney by a person in the custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision (iii) a petition for habeas corpus or any other proceeding to challenge a criminal conviction or sentence (ii) a forfeiture action in rem arising from a federal statute (i) an action for review on an administrative record The following proceedings are exempt from initial disclosure: (B) Proceedings Exempt from Initial Disclosure. (iv) for inspection and copying as under Rule 34, any insurance agreement under which an insurance business may be liable to satisfy all or part of a possible judgment in the action or to indemnify or reimburse for payments made to satisfy the judgment. (iii) a computation of each category of damages claimed by the disclosing party-who must also make available for inspection and copying as under Rule 34 the documents or other evidentiary material, unless privileged or protected from disclosure, on which each computation is based, including materials bearing on the nature and extent of injuries suffered and (ii) a copy-or a description by category and location-of all documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things that the disclosing party has in its possession, custody, or control and may use to support its claims or defenses, unless the use would be solely for impeachment (i) the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each individual likely to have discoverable information-along with the subjects of that information-that the disclosing party may use to support its claims or defenses, unless the use would be solely for impeachment Except as exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B) or as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a party must, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties:
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