ORDER

CINDY K. JORGENSON, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is the Motion to Designate Case as Complex (Doc. 35) filed by Defendants Donald Hugh Nichols and Jane Ann Nichols. The motion states that the government does not object to the request. The Court has considered the motion and the fact that voluminous documents are involved in this case. The Court finds this case to be complex. The Court will schedule this matter for a status conference. L.R.Crim. 16.2(a).

L.R.Crim. 16.2(b) requires counsel to "confer in good faith to determine what discovery issues can be resolved by agreement. If the parties cannot agree on the scope, manner, or time of discovery, counsel for the parties shall file a joint report setting forth the issues agreed upon and those in dispute." However, because the Court will be discussing discovery issues during the status conference, the Court finds it appropriate that, even if counsel are able to agree on the scope, manner, or time of discovery, they shall file a joint report setting forth all agreements as to the scope, manner, and time of discovery.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:

1. The Motion to Designate Case as Complex (Doc. 35) is GRANTED.

2. This matter is scheduled for a status conference on May 8, 2019, at 9:45 a.m., before the Honorable Cindy K. Jorgenson. The Court will set a new trial date and deadlines during the status conference.

3. Counsel shall confer in good faith prior to the status conference to determine what discovery issues can be resolved by agreement. Counsel shall submit a joint report regarding agreements and disagreements as to the scope, manner, or time of discovery on or before May 1, 2019. Counsel for the government shall initiate the contact for the good faith discussions and preparation of the joint report.