On order of the Court, notice of proposed changes having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received in response to that notice, the following amendments of MCR 7.213 and 7.302 are adopted to be effective January 1, 1998.
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The conference will be conducted by the court, or by a judge , retired judge or attorney designated by the court, known as a moderator. The conference shall consider the possibility of settlement, the simplification of the issues, and any other matters which the moderator determines may aid in the handling of or the disposition of the appeal. The moderator shall make an order that recites the action taken at the conference and the agreements made by the parties as to any of the matters considered, and that limits the issues to those not disposed of by the admissions or agreements of counsel. Such order, when entered, controls the subsequent proceedings, unless modified to prevent manifest injustice. An attorney or a party may request a pre-argument conference in any case.