This rule identifies the role of settlement conferences in pretrial procedures. The rule addresses the authority of the presiding judge to require that parties submit to settlement conferences, who should be present at settlement conferences, and who should conduct them.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois Local Civil Rule 16.1(b): Pretrial Procedure - Settlement Conference
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. U.S. District Court Rules, March 1, 1996; amended Jan. 1, 2010https://www.ilcd.uscourts.gov/court-info/local-rules-and-orders/local-rules