Local Rule LRCiv 40.2: CONTINUANCES AND NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

LRCiv 40.2 CONTINUANCES AND NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

(a) Cases Set for Trial. Cases that are set for trial on a day certain, but which are not reached on that day, shall retain their relative position on the calendar and shall be entitled to precedence on the next trial day over cases set for said last-mentioned day.

(b) No Continuance. After a case is set for pretrial or trial, it shall not be continued except as justice requires, and the Court may condition the continuance upon compliance with orders, including the payment of the expenses caused to the other parties and of jury fees incurred by the Court. A case may also be dismissed for want of prosecution if no showing is made that justice requires a continuance.

(c) Payment of Jury Fees. In the case of a civil jury trial where notice is not given in writing to the Clerk five (5) days before the trial is to begin that the case has been settled or otherwise disposed of, the Court may require the payment of one (1) days' jury fees by the party or parties responsible for the failure to give notice.

(d) Duty to Inform Regarding Settlement or Voluntary Resolution of Other Pending Matters. When a case set for trial is settled out of Court or any motion is pending before a District Judge or Magistrate Judge and is voluntarily resolved by the parties or their counsel, it shall be the duty of counsel to inform the Clerk and the chambers of such District Judge or Magistrate Judge immediately. In cases wherein a District Judge has referred a settlement conference, discovery or other matter to a Magistrate Judge, but not the entire case, counsel shall immediately provide a copy of any filed document relating to the referred matter to the chambers of the referred Magistrate Judge.