Rule 212.1-1 - Case ManagementA civil judge will hold civil status conferences in alternating months on a date which will be scheduled by Court Administrator on the yearly court calendar (See C.C.R.P. 5).
(a) The purpose of the status conferences will be to ensure cases progress in a timely manner.(b) Cases will be automatically scheduled for a civil status conference in the following instances: (1) one year following the filing of the complaint, every civil case will be scheduled for a civil status conference.(2) any case where an Intent to Proceed is filed in response to a two-year purge notice shall be scheduled for the next available civil status conference date.(c) A case will only be removed from the civil status conference list if a: (1) Preacipe to Discontinue the Action is filed,(2) comprehensive case management order is filed, or(3) Motion to Continue or Specially Set a status conference is granted.(d) Cases will be handled in the order that they were listed.(e) All parties should be prepared to address:(1) outstanding discovery,(5) any other relevant matter relating to the issuance of a comprehensive case management order.(f) Following the status conference, the Court will issue a case management order.Amended effective 1/1/2024.