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Chapter 5 (Rules 5.1 to 5.5): settlement conferences under rule 3.1380 of the CRC, mandatory or voluntary, and how they are set (5.1); the settlement conference statement, in pleading form, filed and served at least five (5) court days before the conference, and its contents (5.2); the duty to inform the Court immediately of a settlement by a written notice of settlement, on pain of sanctions (5.3); keeping the Court advised during the week before trial, and jury fees forfeited when the Court is not timely notified (5.4); and all parties, the attorneys who will try the case and a representative of each insurance company with actual authority to settle personally present unless excused (5.5).
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CHAPTER 5 - SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES RULE 5.1 SETTING A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (a) The local rules set forth in this chapter are adopted to implement rule 3.1380 of the CRC and will apply to all settlement conferences whether mandatory or voluntary. A settlement conference may be set as follows: (1) At the request of any party on the at-issue memorandum or counter at-issue memorandum. (2) By the Court’s own motion at any time in the interest of justice and to ensure timely disposition of civil cases. (3) By the Court or any party at the time of the CMC. (4) At the request of any party applying to the court for a specially-set settlement conference. (5) A further settlement conference may be set prior to the date set for trial at the request of a party or by the court at the time of initial settlement conference. (b) This rule does not prohibit any party from filing a motion on the law and motion calendar, which is generally a separate calendar. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 5.2 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT Each party must prepare, file, and serve on all other parties a settlement conference statement, in pleading form, at least five (5) court days prior to the settlement conference. In addition to the requirements listed in rule 3.1380(c) of the CRC, the settlement conference statement must include: (a) A caption including the date and time of the settlement conference and trial date, if set; (b) The names of the parties and the dates, times, and locations giving rise to the controversy before the Court; (c) A summary of the important facts of the case indicating the parties’ theories of liability; (d) A statement of any and all legal issues to be resolved by the Court; (e) Copies of all relevant portions of key documents upon which the litigation is based and upon which any party intends to rely; (f) A list of all motions in-limine to be made prior to the readiness conference; (g) A list of damages, current and future, and the legal and factual support thereof; (h) A summary of all previous settlement negotiations; (i) If an insurance carrier is involved and there are any reservations of rights or policy defenses, the legal and factual support therefore; and (j) Any other information as that may be directed by the Court. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 5.3 DUTY TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY COURT OF SETTLEMENT It is the duty of counsel, or the self-represented party, to inform the Court immediately if the case is settled. Notice must be given to the Court by filing a written notice of settlement, including any required attachments. Failure to notify the Court in writing of settlement may be cause for sanctions. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 5.4 SETTLEMENT OF JURY TRIALS (a) Parties must, during the week preceding the date fixed for the trial, keep the Court advised as to the likelihood of settlement and any other factors that affect the readiness of the case. (b) In the interest of jurors and taxpayers, the Court strongly encourages parties to settle cases as soon as possible. The Court must be informed immediately of any settlement. Jury fees will be forfeited if the Court deems it was not timely notified. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 5.5 DUTIES OF PARTY TO ATTEND CONFERENCE All parties, the attorneys who will try the case, and a representative with actual authority to settle on behalf of each insurance company involved in the case are required to be personally present at the settlement conference unless excused by order of the judge conducting the settlement conference. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12)
CHAPTER 5 - SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES RULE 5.1 SETTING A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (a) The local rules set forth in this chapter are adopted to implement rule 3.1380 of the CRC and will apply to all settlement conferences whether mandatory or voluntary. A settlement conference may be set as follows: (1) At the request of any party on the at-issue memorandum or counter at-issue memorandum. (2) By the Cour
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Del Norte build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-del-norte/docs/del-norte-final-rules-nov-2011.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective: January 1, 2012”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 780574 bytes, sha256 64220b502f35de539aa38695b3449422d9f2a2fc10c75bc50a2a117569b8bdb8; 66 pages; this chapter PDF pages 17 to 18) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): each of the seventeen chapters composed from its own pages (PDF pages 6 to 55, printed 1 to 50; each chapter begins at the top of a new page), from its heading (“CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES” to “CHAPTER 17 – MISCELLANEOUS”) to its last rule's history note: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte”) and its page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's label and title (“RULE 1.1 APPLICATION OF LOCAL RULES”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report finds one struck run on the 66 pages, a single space on page 57, a blank local form of Appendix A (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 1 whitespace-only fix (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 10.4's reference “subdivision (f) of this rule” rejoined where the composition set its subdivision letter on a new line) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap and short-line audits find no join, and the page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py) list candidates read one by one - headings and list items set as printed, Rule 3.3's timeline labels set with their rows and the rule labels set beside their titles - none needing a fix; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, Appendix A (the local forms) and the index belong to no card.
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.