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Chapter 7 (Rules 7.1 to 7.3): complex litigation defined (Rule 7.1); classification at the first CMC and management under CRC Rules 3.400 to 3.403 (Rule 7.2); and CEQA cases (Rule 7.3).
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CHAPTER 7 - COMPLEX GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION RULE 7.1 - DEFINITION Complex litigation cases are those cases that require specialized management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants. Complex litigation is not capable of precise definition and may involve, for example, multiple related cases, extensive pretrial activity, extended trial times, difficult or novel issues, and post judgment judicial supervision, or may concern special categories such as class actions; however no particular criterion is controlling, and each situation must be examined separately. (Eff. 7/1/99) (Rev. 7/1/08) RULE 7.2 - CLASSIFICATION At the first CMC, the court must make the determination as to whether the matter constitutes complex litigation. Upon the court’s finding of exemption from ECT, the court must ensure that the case is progressing to a disposition in a timely fashion. The court may do one or more of the following: establish a regularly monitored program, appoint a special master, or otherwise administer the matter to promote the efficient administration of justice in accordance with CRC , Rules 3.400 to 3.403 and the Standards of Judicial Administration. (Eff. 7/1/99) (Rev. 1/1/02) (Rev. 7/1/08) (Rev. 7/1/25) RULE 7.3 CEQA AS COMPLEX LITIGATION Cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) shall comply with CRC rules 3.2205, 3.2206, 3.2207, 3.2208. (Eft, 7/1/25)
CHAPTER 7 - COMPLEX GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION RULE 7.1 - DEFINITION Complex litigation cases are those cases that require specialized management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants. Complex litigation is not capable of precise definition and may involve, for example, multiple related cases, extensive pretrial activity, extended trial times, difficult or novel issues,
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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.