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Chapter 5 (Rules 3.100 to 3.103): settlements (Rule 3.100); settlement conferences (Rule 3.101); special needs trusts (Rule 3.102); and special bench bar settlement conferences (BBSC) (Rule 3.103).
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Chapter 5. Settlements and Settlement Conferences (Not Applicable To Family Law and Probate Matters) Rule 3.100. Settlements Whenever a civil case has settled, counsel shall immediately notify the Court in writing. If a hearing, conference, or trial is imminent, notice must be given orally to the assigned department followed by a confirmation in writing. The writing must specify when all closing papers will be filed with the Court. If a case settles within five (5) calendar days of the trial date, counsel shall have on file a dismissal, stipulated judgment, or conditional settlement or make an appearance at the time and place designated for trial to place the settlement terms on the record. If a case settles before that time, counsel shall: (1) Immediately give written notice to the Court, and; (2) File a request for dismissal, stipulated judgment, or conditional settlement within forty-five (45) calendar days of the written notice of settlement. If a request for dismissal, stipulated judgment, or conditional settlement is not filed within forty-five (45) calendar days, an Order to Show Cause shall issue as to why sanctions should not be imposed. Responsive papers to the Order to Show Cause must be filed five (5) court days in advance of the hearing. See California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1385. (Rule 3.100(2) revised effective 1/1/16) (Rule 3.100 revised effective 1/1/16) Rule 3.101. Settlement Conferences On the Court's own motion, all cases, other than short causes, may be calendared for mandatory settlement conferences, upon written or oral notice to all parties involved. At this conference, all parties shall: (1) Have endorsed by the Clerk of the Court and served on all parties five (5) court days before the conference, a written statement of the facts, law and respective contentions of the parties to prove or disprove the right of recovery, items and amount of special damages, nature and extent of injuries incurred and claimed residuals documented by medical report when possible, any wage loss claim showing methods of computation, and any claim for future medical expenses and earnings loss; (2) Have in attendance all principals or clients. Claims representatives shall be in attendance, unless excused in writing, by the Presiding Judge before the Settlement Conference; (3) Be prepared to make a bona fide offer of settlement; and (4) Participate in good faith in the settlement conference. Failure by any such person or entity to file the required written statements, to prepare for, appear at, or participate in a settlement conference, unless good cause is shown for any such failure, may be considered as an unlawful interference with the proceedings of the court and the Court may impose appropriate sanctions including, but not limited to, costs, actual expenses and counsel fees; and further, the Court may vacate the trial date, or order the case to proceed to trial on the date assigned. (Rule 3.101(4) revised effective 1/1/08) (Rule 3.101 revised effective 1/1/16) Rule 3.102. Special Needs Trusts Proposed orders for the placing of the proceeds of a court judgment or settlement into a special needs trust must provide a place for the Court to assign a date in the Probate Department for the first annual review of the operation of the trust. A review date will be assigned in all cases of the approval of such a trust. (Rule 3.102 revised effective 1/1/15) Rule 3.103. Special Bench Bar Settlement Conferences (BBSC) Specialized BBSC settlement proceedings may be held at such times as are designated by the Presiding Judge. (Rule 3.103 revised effective 1/1/15)
Chapter 5. Settlements and Settlement Conferences (Not Applicable To Family Law and Probate Matters) Rule 3.100. Settlements Whenever a civil case has settled, counsel shall immediately notify the Court in writing. If a hearing, conference, or trial is imminent, notice must be given orally to the assigned department followed by a confirmation in writing. The writing must specify when all closing p
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.