Orange — Division 10 - LOCAL EMERGENCY RULE 1

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

DIVISION 10

LOCAL EMERGENCY RULE 1 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Rule Effective

1. Suspension of Case Management Conferences Due to Pandemic 01/01/21

   (issued 01/01/21)

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Division 10

Local Emergency Rule 1

Rule 1. Suspension of Case Management Conferences Due to Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 emergency’s devastating impacts on the court’s ability

to conduct normal operations, the court is suspending case management conference procedures through March 31, 2021.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.720(b), all limited and unlimited civil

cases are exempted from the case management rules set forth in California Rules of Court, rules 3.721 to 3.730. This rule does not affect or apply to cases otherwise exempt from case management review. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.721.) This rule suspends the case management conference provisions of Local Rules 321, 355, 369, and 371 through March 31, 2021.

All currently scheduled Case Management Conference (CMC) hearings are vacated. In

addition, new cases filed through March 31, 2021, not already exempt from case management review, will not be set for a CMC hearing. For cases that otherwise would have been subject to the case management procedures, a Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC) and Trial date will be scheduled by the court 19 to 21 months from the date the case was filed.

Revised January 1, 2021; Approved effective May 6, 2020.

(issued 01/01/21)

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