Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.713 · Chapter 2. Differential Case Management
Delay reduction goals
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Case management goals
The rules in this chapter are adopted to advance the goals of Government Code section 68607 and standard 2.1 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration.
(b) Case disposition time goals
The goal of the court is to manage general civil cases from filing to disposition as provided under standard 2.2 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration.
(c) Judges' responsibility
It is the responsibility of judges to achieve a just and effective resolution of each general civil case through active management and supervision of the pace of litigation from the date of filing to disposition.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 2002.)
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 1994, July 1, 2002, and January 1, 2004.)
(Subd (c) amended effective July 1, 2002.)
Rule 3.713 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 2104 effective July 1, 1991; previously amended and renumbered as rule 208 effective July 1, 2003; previously amended effective January 1, 1994, and January 1, 2004.
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_713
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BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- Inyo County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (effective July 1, 2025) — Article VI: Civil Proceedings
- Lassen County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (effective July 1, 2026) — Rule 7: Civil Litigation Delay Reduction
- Plumas Superior Court Local Rules of Court (effective July 1, 2026) — Rule 10: Civil Litigation Delay Reduction
- Stanislaus County Superior Court Local Rules (effective July 1, 2026) — Rule 3: Civil Cases (Rules 3.00 to 3.07)
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