This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
A judge doesn't have to wait for one of the parties to ask for a hearing. If there's a motion, trial, or other matter pending in a case, the judge can decide on their own to schedule it for a hearing. When this happens, the court has to give notice to everyone involved in the case, following the same notice rules that would normally apply.
This means both sides need to stay alert even if they haven't filed anything asking for a hearing date. The judge can move things forward on their own schedule, as long as everyone gets proper notice ahead of time. This helps keep cases moving instead of sitting untouched if neither side takes action.
