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Rule 3 (Rules 3.1 to 3.8): upon the initial filing of a civil action or proceeding, other than juvenile, probate, family law, domestic violence, or civil harassment, the Clerk shall set the matter for a first case management conference on the case management calendar closest to, but not less than 180 days from the date of filing, and issue a notice of case management conference with the summons, the plaintiff to serve the notice along with the summons and complaint (3.1); a request to exempt a case from the Delay Reduction Rules by written motion supported by a declaration showing good cause, a stipulation does not establish good cause (3.2); service of the complaint within 60 days of filing (3.3(a)); service of the responsive pleading within 30 days after service of the complaint (3.3(b)); discovery to commence at the earliest practicable date (3.3(c)); the first case management conference approximately 180 days after filing (3.3(d)); all discovery other than depositions of expert witnesses completed by 240 days after filing (3.3(e)); stipulated extensions under Government Code section 68616 in writing and filed, other extensions only after a written motion supported by a declaration of good cause (3.3(f)); a completed Case Management Statement on Judicial Council form CM-110 filed no later than 15 calendar days before the conference and served on all other parties (3.4); counsel for each party, and each party not represented by counsel, shall attend the Case Management Conference, either in person or remotely (3.5); failure to comply with these Local Court Rules or California Rules of Court, rules 3.720-3.735 and 3.740 shall result in an Order to Show Cause Re: non-compliance and reasonable monetary sanctions (3.6(a)); repeated failure an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal (3.6(b)); the court will make every effort to see that every case has the opportunity to go to mediation, arbitration or a settlement conference, counsel given the opportunity to select a private mediator of their choice, including one from another area, the case placed back on the Case Management calendar to confirm the identity of the mediator/arbitrator and the date and time, a follow up Case Management Conference to confirm that it went forward, counsel not required to appear if it results in the resolution of the dispute but to notify the court (3.7); the court will schedule a Mandatory Settlement Conference for all cases, all parties and their agents with authority to settle will attend, failure to attend may result in sanctions (3.8(a), 3.8(b), 3.8(c)); no remote appearance without prior approval by the court, allowed only under extraordinary circumstances (3.8(d)); the parties shall file and serve a Settlement Conference Statement no later than 5 p.m. on Friday at least 1 week prior to the hearing or as set by the judge (3.8(e)); good faith efforts to settle made at the Settlement Conference (3.8(f)); all persons whose consent is required to effect a binding settlement personally present unless excused by the assigned judge - the plaintiff(s) and their attorney(s), the defendant(s), their attorney(s) and, if the defendant is insured, the attorney for the carrier and the claims adjuster, and an authorized representative of a corporation or other business or governmental entity (3.8(g)); each with full authority, the attorney assigned to try the case present (3.8(h)); and the statement to identify each plaintiff and defendant with the attorney of record, each outstanding lien claimant, each insurance carrier, the facts of the case, the theory of the case and damages, the defendant’s position, the disputed legal and factual issues, all 998 offers and the best offer made by each party, the settlement and ADR efforts, the anticipated length of trial and the witnesses, the carriers to which a defense tender has been made, and any attachments (3.8(i)).
RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT 3.1 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE The goal of the court is to dispose of the cases subject to the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act within the standards for disposition adopted by the Judicial Council. In order to achieve timely resolution of general civil actions, the court will actively manage and supervise the pace of litigation from the date of the filing of the action to it
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Plumas build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-plumas/docs/local-rules/local-rules-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF PLUMAS LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1224627 bytes, sha256 3c2cc28bf533a918211db4c6240c158fce01c5569c8c175b91dbd61eb2fa07f2; 100 pages; this rule PDF pages 24 to 30, printed pages 15 to 21) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 10 to 88, printed 1 to 79) composed as one text and cut at the twelve rule headings - “RULE OF COURT NO. 1 GENERAL RULES”, “RULE OF COURT NO. 2 CIVIL LAW AND MOTION MATTERS”, “RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT” to “RULE 12. MISCELLANEOUS” (“Rule 11. Unlawful Detainers” as printed), each matched once as a whole line, each rule beginning a page - and Appendix “B”, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 96 to 100), composed apart; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of California, County of Plumas”) and its page number (“1”; “Appendix “B” - 1”), each named and a whole line in its band, removed as chrome - 158 and 10 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading, each numbered sub-rule (“1.4 TIMELY APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND REQUIRED NOTIFICATION:”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line, a line in capitals ending its paragraph, and each history line (“(Effective ...)”, “(Amended ...)”) on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 100 pages; 20 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: five lines rejoined - the two-line headings of Rule 3.7 and Rule 8, Rule 3.7(f)'s line wrapped inside its paragraph, and Rule 4.3(1)'s run-in list and Rule 10.6(6)'s reference wrapped at “(3)” and “(e)”, which the reflow took for labels; fifteen lines set apart - a row of Rule 4.3(2)'s trial binder table, three of Rule 6.17(b)(4)'s bulleted issues, Rule 10.2's excepted case categories one a line, row by row, left to right, and a Rule 12.3 addressee's heading from the next address); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (the lines ending at the court's web address, the run-in bold headings of Rules 5.3(c)(4) and 6.15(a), Rule 12.3's “To:” labels, the binder rows' stray words, the inner labels of Rules 1.9(g) and 6.15(c), Rule 12.3's two “(a)”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the table of contents (2 to 9, printed i to viii), the index (89 to 94, printed A to F) and Appendix “A” (the Certification of Attorney Competency form, 95) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 3.1 has the Clerk set the first case management conference “closest to, but not less than 180 days from the date of filing” and Rule 3.3(d) “approximately 180 days after filing”, while Rule 10.6(1) (Rule 10 prints one history line, “(Effective 7/1/26)”) has the court review each general civil case “no later than 180 days after the filing of the initial complaint” (a review task). The PL-009 notice (held) restates the delay reduction program.
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.
California > Third Appellate District > Plumas County > Superior Court of California, County of Plumas
RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT 3.1 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE The goal of the court is to dispose of the cases subject to the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act within the standards for disposition adopted by the Judicial Council. In order to achieve timely resolution of general civil actions, the court will actively manage and supervise the pace of litigation from the date of the filing of the action to its final disposition. Upon the initial filing of a civil action or proceeding, other than juvenile, probate, family law, domestic violence, or civil harassment, the Clerk shall set the matter for a first case management conference on the case management calendar closest to, but not less than 180 days from the date of filing. The clerk shall issue a notice of case management conference with the summons. The plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice of case management conference along with the summons and complaint. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08) 3.2 EXEMPTION FROM TRIAL DELAY REDUCTION A request to exempt a case from the Delay Reduction Rules shall be by written motion, supported by declaration showing good cause. A stipulation does not establish good cause. (Effective 7/1/03) 3.3 PERIODS OF CASE PROGRESSION In order to dispose of cases within the legislative standards, the court adopts the following time periods for progression of all cases: (a) Service of the complaint within 60 days of filing. (b) Service of responsive pleading within 30 days after service of the complaint. (c) Discovery to commence at the earliest practicable date. (d) First case management conference to be held approximately 180 days after filing of a complaint. (e) All discovery, other than depositions of expert witnesses, are to be completed by 240 days after filing of the complaint. (f) Stipulated extensions of time as provided in Government Code section 68616 shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk. Any other extensions shall only be after a written motion, supported by a declaration of good cause. (Effective 7/1/03) 3.4 CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT All parties taking part in a case management conference must submit a completed Case Management Statement before the case management conference pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.725, using Judicial Council form CM-110. The Case Management Statement shall be filed with the court no later than 15 calendar days before the date set for the case management conference, and the statement shall be served on all other parties in the case. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 1/1/05, 7/1/08) 3.5 PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE Counsel for each party, and each party not represented by counsel, shall attend the Case Management Conference, either in person or remotely. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08) 3.6 SANCTIONS/ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The court may impose any and all sanctions allowed by law upon any party or counsel who fails to participate in the Case Management Conference or who otherwise impedes the Trial Delay Reduction Rules. The court adopts the following: (a) Failure to comply with these Local Court Rules or California Rules of Court, rules 3.720-3.735; 3.740 shall result in the filing and service of an Order to Show Cause Re: non-compliance on the responsible party and setting the matter for hearing. The order shall require the responsible party to show good cause why reasonable monetary sanctions should not be imposed as a result of the non-compliance. (b) Repeated failure to comply with these Local Rules , California Rules of Court, rules 3.720-3.725, or other orders of this court shall result in the filing and service of an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal, requiring the responsible party to show good cause why dismissal of their entire action or cross action should not be entered. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 8/1/08, 7/1/26; also see rule 1.2) 3.7 MEDIATION/ARBITRATION (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION – ADR) (a) The court supports ADR, and this court will make every effort to see that every case has the opportunity to go to mediation, arbitration or a settlement conference. (b) Counsel for the parties will be given the opportunity to select a private mediator of their choice. (c) The court recognizes that not all litigants or their counsel reside in Plumas County, and it may be more expeditious and economical to retain a private mediator or arbitrator from another area more convenient to the parties or their counsel. (d) The case will be placed back on the Case Management calendar to confirm the identity of the mediator/arbitrator and the date and time of the mediation/arbitration. (e) Subsequent to the date scheduled for the mediation/arbitration, there will be a follow up Case Management Conference to confirm that the mediation/arbitration went forward. (f) If the mediation/arbitration results in the resolution of the dispute, counsel will not be required to appear at the follow-up Case Management Conference but are to notify the court of the resolution of the dispute. (Effective7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08) 3.8 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES (a) The court will schedule a Mandatory Settlement Conference for all cases. (b) All parties, as well as their agents with authority to settle, will attend the Mandatory Settlement Conference. (c) Failure of a party to attend, or failure of an agent with authority to attend a Settlement Conference, may result in sanctions imposed by the court. (d) No remote appearance will be allowed without prior approval by the court, and will only be allowed under extraordinary circumstances (e) The parties shall file and serve upon opposing counsel a Settlement Conference Statement no later than 5 p.m. on Friday at least 1 week prior to the hearing or as set by the judge. The Settlement Conference Statement shall be in the format, or substantially similar format as described in subsection (i) below. (f) The court adopts the policy that good faith efforts to settle civil proceedings are an essential part of the judicial process. Good faith efforts to settle shall be made at the Settlement Conference. (g) Required attendance. All persons whose consent is required to effect a binding settlement shall be personally present at the settlement conference unless excused by the assigned judge. Included among such persons, but without limitation, are the following: (1) The attorney(s) for the plaintiff(s) and the plaintiff(s). (2) The defendant(s), the attorney(s) for the defendant(s), and if the defendant is insured, the attorney for the carrier or carriers, and the claims adjuster or adjusters. (3) An authorized representative of a corporation or other business or governmental entity which is a litigant, whether plaintiff or defendant. (h) Authority to settle: (1) Each person required by subdivision (g) to attend the Settlement Conference must have full authority to make decisions and negotiate concerning the case for which the settlement conference is scheduled. (2) Anyone appearing in a representative capacity must have full unlimited authority to resolve the case. Said representative must have adequate knowledge of the case to evaluate offers by the opposing side and to re-evaluate his/her own offer based upon information or questions presented during the Settlement Conference. (3) The attorney assigned to try the case shall be present at the settlement conference, unless good cause for his/her absence is shown, and must be thoroughly familiar with the available evidence involving both liability and damages. (i) Settlement Conference Statements and Supporting documents. (1) Parties and counsel. 1. Identify separately each plaintiff and the respective attorney of record. 2. (Plaintiffs) identify each outstanding lien claimant and amount claimed. 3. Identify separately each defendant and the respective attorney of record. 4. (Defendants) identify each insurance carrier and the name of adjuster or representative. (2) Case Statement. 1. Provide a brief statement of the facts of the case. (3) Plaintiff. 1. Provide an explanation of the theory of the case. 2. List all economic damages claimed in the case (for each plaintiff state the nature of the past and future damages such as property damage, medical expense, loss of income etc.). 3. List all non-economic damages claimed in the case. 4. Specify and attorney fees, if any, that may be awarded to you. 5. Set forth all efforts made to negotiate any liens. If a claim for punitive damages is made, state the basis for such a claim. (4) Defendant. 1. Explain your position on this case. 2. Specify attorney’s fees, if any, that made be awarded to you. 3. Are there any medical payment reimbursement issues? If so, provide an explanation. 4. Do you anticipate any claim for post-trial reduction of special damages? If so, provide an explanation. (5) Legal Issues 1. Identify major disputed legal issues. (6) Factual Issues. 1. Identify any major disputed factual issues. (7) Offers. 1. Specify all 998 offers made and the dates thereof. 2. Identify the best offer made by each party. (a) Plaintiff(s): (b) Defendant(s): (c) Other(s): (8) Settlement Efforts 1. State what settlement efforts have been made. (9) Alternative Dispute Resolution 1. State what ADR efforts have been made. (a) Type of ADR (b) Date of ADR (10) Length of Trial 1. State the anticipated length of trial 2. State the number of non-expert witnesses intended to be called at trial. 3. State the number of experts intended to be called, identify the number of retained and non-retained experts. (11) Insurance carriers. 1. List the primary and excess carriers to which a defense tender has been made and whether or not such demand(s) has been accepted. 2. Is there any pending reservation of right? If so, please explain. (12) Attachments 1. Provide additional information or attachments, if any, which will aid the settlement judge (such as excerpts from medical or police reports, photographs, compilations of damages, contracts etc.) (Amended 7/1/08, 7/1/26)
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.