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Section 7 (Rules 7.01 to 7.06): counsel to meet and discuss the case informally before the settlement conference, a formal offer by the prosecution delivered to defense counsel at least one day before it, and defense counsel to appear having discussed the case and the offer with the defendant (7.01); both sides fully prepared, the settlement conference not continued without actual good cause shown, one settlement conference for each case, and a plea entered by counsel in a misdemeanor home court under Penal Code section 977 accompanied by a properly executed and notarized plea form when it relates to any offense that constitutes a prior offense for enhanced punishment (7.02); a motion whose moving papers are not timely filed may be deemed waived, a failure to serve or file opposition may be deemed an admission that the motion is meritorious, and motions to continue disfavored and denied unless the moving party presents affirmative proof under Penal Code §1050 (7.03); trial dates set at the settlement conference, generally approximately two (2) weeks from it, and counsel to indicate any action which will take more than two full days to try before a jury (7.04); all counsel to attend a trial readiness calendar held two court days prior to the jury trial date, the prosecuting attorney with authority to dispose of the case, and cut-off dates for accepting negotiated dispositions (7.05).
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SECTION 7 CRIMINAL RULES - MISDEMEANOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 7.01 NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (A) Prior to the settlement conference, counsel shall meet and discuss actions informally in an attempt to resolve the matter. (B) If the prosecution intends on making a formal offer for resolution, it shall be delivered to defense counsel at least one day prior to the day of the settlement conference. (C) Absent unusual circumstances, defense counsel shall appear at the settlement conference having already discussed the case and prosecution's offer with the defendant. (Amended, effective July 1, 2025) RULE 7.02 THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (A) Both sides shall be fully prepared and able to discuss the facts of the case and the availability of witnesses for trial. The settlement conference shall not be continued without actual good cause shown. It is the policy of the court to conduct one settlement conference for each case. (B) In misdemeanor home courts, pleas of guilty or no contest entered by counsel pursuant to Penal Code section 977 must be accompanied by a properly executed and notarized plea form if the plea relates to any offense that constitutes a prior offense for purposes of enhanced punishment upon a subsequent conviction under any statute, including, but not limited to Penal Code sections 488, 243(e), and 273.5 and Vehicle Code sections 14601, 23103.5, 23152, and 23153. (Amended, effective July 1, 2025) RULE 7.03 PRETRIAL MOTIONS (A) In the event that moving papers are not timely filed for an assigned hearing date without good cause demonstrated, a motion may be deemed waived by the moving party. (B) Failure to serve or file papers in opposition to a motion or other application to the court for an order, other than an ex-parte application, may, in the court’s discretion, be deemed a waiver of any objections and an admission that the motion or other application is meritorious. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any matter in which the opposition is based upon a factual dispute, only, as distinguished from a disputed legal issue, opposition papers shall not be required. (C) Motions to continue any hearing, including trial, are disfavored and shall be denied unless the moving party, pursuant to and in accordance with Penal Code §1050, presents affirmative proof that the ends of justice require a continuance. A stipulation by all parties to continue a hearing does not constitute good cause, by itself. Substitution of counsel does not automatically constitute good cause for a continuance. (Amended, effective January 1, 2006) RULE 7.04 TRIAL SETTINGS (A) Trial dates will be set at the settlement conference. Generally, the court will select a trial date approximately two (2) weeks from the settlement conference. (B) At the settlement conference, or as soon thereafter as becomes apparent, counsel shall indicate to the court any action which will take more than two full days to try before a jury. The court will assume that cases not so designated will take two or less days. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1992) RULE 7.05 READINESS CALENDAR (A) All counsel shall attend a trial readiness calendar held two court days prior to the jury trial date prepared to indicate to the court a readiness to proceed to jury trial. The prosecuting attorney must have authority to dispose of the case. (B) All cases shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable. The home court judge may set cut-off dates for accepting negotiated dispositions. (Amended, effective January 1, 2017) RULE 7.06 (RESERVED) (Amended, effective January 1, 2024)
SECTION 7 CRIMINAL RULES - MISDEMEANOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 7.01 NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (A) Prior to the settlement conference, counsel shall meet and discuss actions informally in an attempt to resolve the matter. (B) If the prosecution intends on making a formal offer for resolution, it shall be delivered to defense counsel at least one day pri
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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.