Miss. L. Cir. Ct. R. 3
The Circuit Clerk of each county in the District shall maintain a trial calendar as provided pursuant to Rule (40)(a) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure (MRCP). Said calendar shall contain all cases pending in said county in which issue has been joined and, unless otherwise notified, the trial calendar shall be called on the first day of each term of Court at 9:00 a.m. The Circuit Clerk shall notify the attorneys of record or the parties, if not represented by counsel, of the calling of said trial calendar at least seven calendar days in advance thereof. If any judge decides to call his trial calendar in any county other than on the first day of a regular term therein, he shall notify said Circuit Clerk in writing of the date, time, and place of the calling of said trial calendar and, at least seven calendar days prior to said date, the Circuit Clerk shall notify all attorneys of record and parties, if unrepresented, of the calling of said trial calendar in and for said county. At the calling of the said trial calendar, each case placed thereon shall be set for trial within the time frame set out in MRCP Rule 40, unless, prior to the calling of said trial calendar, the plaintiff or defendant, pursuant to MRCP Rule 26(c), requests a discovery conference with the Court and state therein that said matter is still in need of discovery and is not, at that time, ready for trial. Upon such notice by either the plaintiff or defendant, the Court, at the calling of said trial calendar, shall schedule said case for a MRCP Rule 26(c) conference rather than for trial.
Miss. L. Cir. Ct. R. 3