Rule 212.3 - Pretrial Conference(a) For each term of court, a pretrial conference date will be scheduled by Court Administrator on the yearly court calendar (See C.C.R.P. 5).(b) The pretrial conference shall be attended by the attorney who will try the case. If the trial attorney fails to attend the pretrial conference, he or she shall not be permitted to try the case.(c) Any case in which the trial attorney fails to appear for the pretrial conference may be placed at the end of the list or stricken from it. The court may impose alternative or additional appropriate sanctions on the party or counsel failing to appear.Amended effective 1/1/2024.