Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1551 · Article 4. Rules Applicable to All Expedited Jury Trials
Case presentation
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Methods of presentation
Upon agreement of the parties and with the approval of the judicial officer, the parties may present summaries and may use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, individual notebooks of exhibits for submission to the jurors, or other innovative methods of presentation approved at the pretrial conference.
(b) Exchange of items
Anything to be submitted to the jury under (a) as part of the evidentiary presentation of the case in chief must be exchanged 20 days in advance of the trial, unless that period is modified by the consent order or agreement of the parties. This rule does not apply to items to be used solely for closing argument.
(c) Stipulations regarding facts
The parties should stipulate to factual and evidentiary matters to the greatest extent possible.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 2016.)
Rule 3.1551 amended effective July 1, 2016; adopted effective January 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1551
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