Stipulation and [Proposed] Order — General Civil - District of Columbia
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — CIVIL DIVISION
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF NAME] | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT NAME] | Defendant |
Case No.: [____________________] Judge: [____________________]
Next court date, if set: [__/__/____]
STIPULATION
The parties signing below agree to the following terms and request entry of the
attached proposed order. All parties affected by the requested relief consent.
Existing order or deadline affected: [________________________________]
Date and docket entry of existing scheduling order, if any: [________________________________]
| Event or obligation | Existing date or term | Proposed date or term |
|---|---|---|
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
Agreed terms:
- [____________________________________________________________]
- [____________________________________________________________]
- [____________________________________________________________]
Reason for the requested court action and good cause, if needed:
[____________________________________________________________]
Detailed discovery plan for a proposed scheduling order modification:
[methods, persons or materials, and dates: __________________________________]
Existing scheduling order attached: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
Except as the court orders otherwise, all other dates and terms of existing
orders remain in effect. The parties understand that agreement alone does not
change court set deadlines or court dates under Rule 16(b)(7).
PARTY SIGNATURES
For plaintiff:
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Name: [________________________________] D.C. Bar No. (if counsel): [____________]
Address, telephone, email: [________________________________]
For defendant:
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Name: [________________________________] D.C. Bar No. (if counsel): [____________]
Address, telephone, email: [________________________________]
For any other affected party:
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Name and party represented: [________________________________]
Address, telephone, email: [________________________________]
[PROPOSED] ORDER
On consideration of the parties' stipulation and the record, it is ORDERED that
[____________________________________________________________].
Existing scheduling dates: [________________________________]
Dates changed by this order: [________________________________]
All other terms of the court's [date: __________] order remain in effect.
Persons to receive copies of this order, with postal addresses for those who
cannot be served electronically:
| Person | Electronic or postal address | Service method |
|---|---|---|
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
SO ORDERED.
Date: [__/__/____] Judge's signature: [________________________________]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify as a member of the Bar of this court that on [__/__/____] I served
this stipulation and proposed order on the persons listed below by the methods
shown. Rule 5-I(b) does not require separate proof for service through the
court's electronic filing system.
| Person served | Address or registered user | Method | Date and manner |
|---|---|---|---|
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
| [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] | [____________________] |
Delivery to assigned judge: ☐ Delivered [date and manner: ____________________] ☐ Not required for this filing
Signature: [________________________________] D.C. Bar No.: [____________________]
FILING NOTE
For agreed relief that requires court approval, Rule 12-I(a)(4) calls for a
motion with consent in its title, service, and a courtesy copy to the
assigned judge. File this stipulation and proposed order with that motion.
Rule 12-I(f) requires the proposed order to identify recipients and existing
scheduling dates affected. Rule 29 permits discovery procedure stipulations,
but extensions of court set deadlines remain subject to Rule 16(b). Rule
16(b)(7)(B) permits one extension of up to 14 days for most noncourt dates in a
scheduling order if a consenting praecipe is filed and delivered to the judge.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- D.C. Superior Court Civil Rules: https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-resources/rules-of-the-superior-court
- D.C. Superior Court eFiling: https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/e-filing
About this template
- Last updated
- October 11, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 11, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(7) (Scheduling Order Modification)
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 6(b) (Extending Time)
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 29 (Discovery Stipulations)
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 12-I(a)(4), (f) (Consent Motion and Proposed Order)
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 5 (Service)
- D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 5-I (Proof of Service)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 11, 2026.
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(7)(A) (checked October 11, 2026): "The scheduling order may not be modified except by leave of court on a showing of good cause. A party seeking a modification of the scheduling order must provide the court with a copy of the existing scheduling order and a detailed discovery plan"
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(7)(B) (checked October 11, 2026): "Stipulations between counsel will not be effective to change any deadlines in the order without court approval, provided, however, that any date in the scheduling order except for the date of court proceedings (e.g., status hearings, ex parte proofs, ADR sessions, pretrials and trials) may be extended once for up to 14 days on the filing and delivery to the assigned judge of a praecipe showing that all parties who have appeared in the action consent to the extension."
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1) (checked October 11, 2026): "When an act may or must be done within a specified time, the court may, for good cause, extend the time:"
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 29(b) (checked October 11, 2026): "other procedures governing or limiting discovery be modified—but the parties may only stipulate to extend a deadline set by the court to the extent permitted by Rule 16(b)."
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