Local Rule LR 83B: SETTLEMENT DEADLINE

LR 83B SETTLEMENT DEADLINE a. General Costs. The court may impose a settlement deadline on the parties. If a settlement is reached after the deadline without prior approval of the court, the court may, after giving the parties and their counsel an opportunity to be heard, impose any appropriate sanction against one or more of the parties or their counsel, or both, for violation of the settlement deadline. Sanctions may include the assessment of costs incurred by the court as a result of the failure to settle the case before the deadline.

b. Jury Costs. Where a civil case scheduled for jury trial is settled or otherwise disposed of in advance of the actual trial, and the Clerk of Court is not notified at least 7 days before the day scheduled for jury selection that the trial will not be held, then, except for good cause shown, juror costs may be assessed equally against the parties and their counsel, or otherwise assessed as directed by the court.