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Chapter 8 (Rules 8.1 to 8.8): the case management rules under Government Code sections § 68070 and 68612 and the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (8.1), for all general civil cases (8.2); time standards - service within 60 days of filing, proof of service within 10 days, responsive pleadings within 30 days (an extension not exceeding 15 days by stipulation), and default applications within 10 days (8.3); a case management conference after 135 days and its subjects (8.4); the case management conference statement no later than 15 days before the first conference (8.5); differential case management under CRC § 3.714 - Plan 1 (12 months), Plan 2 (18 months) and Plan 3 (24 months) (8.6); the case management conference order (8.7); and the dismissal calendar for cases filed more than 5 years before, with notice 50 days ahead and written opposition within 15 days (8.8).
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CHAPTER 8 CASE MANAGEMENT 8.1 Authority (eff. 1/1/92 amd. 1/1/2009) The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to the authority of Government Code sections § 68070 and 68612 in implementation of the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (Gov't. C. § 68600-68619). Rules relating to differential case Management are also authorized by CRC § 3.710. (eff. 1/1/92 amd. 1/1/2009) 8.2 Scope (eff. 6/30/91 amd. 1/1/2009) The rules in this chapter apply to all general civil cases filed before or after the effective date of the rules. "General civil case" means all limited and unlimited civil cases but exclude probate, guardianship, conservatorship, juvenile court proceedings, small claims appeals, and "other civil petitions" as defined in the Regulations on Superior Court Reports to the Judicial Council, including petitions for writ of mandate or prohibition, temporary restraining order, harassment restraining order, domestic violence restraining order, writ of possession, appointment of a receiver, release of property from lien, and change of name. (eff. 6/30/91 amd. 1/1/2009) 8.3 Procedural Time Standards (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2009) Procedural events in the progression of a case will occur in accordance with the following time standards: Service of Summons and Complaint. Summons and complaint will be served no later than 60 days after the filing of the complaint, unless an extension is procured by an ex parte application to the presiding judge. Filing Proof of Service: Proof of service of the summons and complaint will be filed with the clerk no later than 10 days after the event of service. Responsive Pleadings to Complaint or Cross-complaint. Responsive pleadings (answer, demurrer, defendant's or cross-defendant's initial motion, cross-complaint) will be served upon each party entitled to service no later than 30 days after service of the complaint or cross-complaint upon such party, unless an extension not exceeding 15 days is stipulated to by the parties or an extension is procured by an ex parte application to the presiding judge. Default: Counsel for each plaintiff or cross-complainant to whose complaint or cross-complaint there has not been filed a responsive pleading will apply for the entry of the default of each non-responding party no later than 10 days following the expiration of the time limit set by this rule for such response. (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2009) 8.4 Case Management Conference (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2009) After the expiration of a period of 135 days following the filing of the complaint, every case which has not been placed upon the civil active list, will be set for a case management conference. Counsel for each party in the action and each party, when not represented by counsel, will attend the conference and will be prepared to respond on the subjects specified in the notice of the conference and, in addition, on the following items: A. Service of process on parties not yet served; B. Jurisdiction and venue; C. Proposed joinder of other parties; D. Proposed discovery and unresolved discovery controversies; E. The substance of the parties' claims and defenses and the definition of genuinely controverted issues; F. Anticipated motions; G. The assignment of a differential case management plan for the case and the need for adopting special procedures for managing potentially difficult or protracted actions that may involve complex issues, multiple parties, difficult legal questions, or unusual proof problems; H. The advisability of referring the matter to a referee; I. The advisability of adopting special procedures such as the bifurcation or severance of issues for trial; J. The advisability of scheduling an early settlement conference; K. Referral to early mediation or other ADR process, and L. Any other matters which may be conducive to the just, efficient and economical determination of the case. A noticed conference may be continued only on the order of the presiding judge of the civil department. A request for a continuance shall be supported by a stipulation and a declaration stating the reason for the request. (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2009) 8.5 Case Management Conference Statement (eff. 1/1/2009) No later than 15 days prior to the first case management conference all parties are required to file a case management conference statement on a form approved by the Judicial Council. Further case management conference statements are not required unless ordered by the court. (eff. 1/1/2009) 8.6 Differential Case Management (eff. 1/1/92, amd. 1/1/2009) A. Pursuant to CRC § 3.714 each case shall be evaluated and assigned to one of the following plans: Plan 1 - Disposition with 12 months from the filing. Plan 2 - Disposition within 18 months from the date of filing. Plan 3 - Disposition within 24 months from the date of filing. Cases will be presumed to be subject to the case-management disposition goals under Plan 1. All cases will be assigned to this category until disposition or the entry of an order changing its designation. B. At the first case management conference, consideration will be given to: 1. Assignment of the case to case management Plan 2 or case management Plan 3; or 2. Designation of the case as “uninsured motorist,” pursuant to CRC § 371.12(b); or, 3 Designation of the case as exempt from differential case management by reason of exceptional circumstances, pursuant to CRC § 3.714(c), in which case there will be established a case-progression plan and a procedure to monitor case progression in order to assure disposition with 3 years; or, 4. At the time the case is set for trial it will also be set for an arbitration conference, mandatory settlement, and trial assignment conference. (eff. 1/1/92, amd. 1/1/2009) 8.7 Case Management Conference Order (eff. 6/30/91 amd. 1/1/2009) Following any case management conference conducted pursuant to rule 8.4, the judge conducting the conference will enter an order 1) continuing the conference, or 2) addressing the items specified in rule 8.4, or 3) deem the case at-issue and direct that the it be set for trial. Such order, until modified, shall govern all further proceedings. Copies of the order shall be served on all parties who have appeared in the action. (eff. 6/30/91 amd. 1/1/2009) 8.8 Dismissal Calendar (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2012) As frequently as needed there will be a dismissal calendar, on which the clerk will place all unresolved cases in which the complaint was filed more than 5 years before the date of the dismissal calendar. Notice will be given to the parties, by the clerk, 50 days in advance of the date of the dismissal calendar. A party desiring to oppose the dismissal of the case for lack of prosecution pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 583.310-583.360 must file with the clerk, within 15 days after the date of the clerk's notice, a written opposition to the dismissal and, thereafter, shall promptly file declarations containing whatever evidentiary showing is desired to be given in support of the opposition. At the dismissal calendar, the case will be dismissed unless opposition to the dismissal has been filed in accordance with this rule and the case may be dismissed, notwithstanding such opposition. (eff. 6/30/91, amd. 1/1/2012)
CHAPTER 8 CASE MANAGEMENT 8.1 Authority (eff. 1/1/92 amd. 1/1/2009) The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to the authority of Government Code sections § 68070 and 68612 in implementation of the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (Gov't. C. § 68600-68619). Rules relating to differential case Management are also authorized by CRC § 3.710. (eff. 1/1/92 amd. 1/1/2009) 8.2 Scope (eff. 6/30/91 amd
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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.