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BenchPath

Case Management Conference

Before filing

  1. 1

    Know your track

    Amended Rule 1.200 assigns streamlined, general, or complex tracks with deadline schemes; the CMO's deadlines move only by court order.

  2. 2

    Confer on a proposed case-management plan or agreed order where the division requests one

Filing

  1. 3

At the hearing

  1. 4

    Appear with calendar authority and be ready to commit to a trial period

    Divisions commonly require lead counsel with authority over dates.

After the hearing

  1. 5
  2. 6

    Move promptly — by motion, not stipulation — when a CMO deadline needs to change

    The showing required scales with the track and how close the deadline is.

Steps marked “check the division's instructions” vary by judge — that variance is exactly what BenchPath tracks. Search your county and division for the specific requirements before relying on the generic sequence. Not legal advice.