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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial Chapter 3 filing of the complaint, setting the case management conference one hundred eighty (180) days from the Civil Rules date of filing of the case. Division 1 (b) A copy of the notice of case General Provisions management conference shall be served with the summons and Rule 3.1.0 Policy complaint, and proof of service thereof shall be filed with the court. It is the policy of the Court to manage cases in accordance with Sections 2.1 of the (c) In every general civil case specified Standards of Judicial Administration in CRC 3.712(a) that has not been contained in the Appendix to CRC. Nothing placed on the civil active list within shall prevent the Court from making one-hundred eighty (180) days of the exceptions based on a specific finding that filing of the complaint or other first the interests of justice so require. However, paper, an order to show cause will be no procedure or deadline, established by issued regarding dismissal for failure these rules or order of the Court may be to comply. Notice of the time and date modified, extended, or avoided by stipulation of the show cause hearing shall be or agreement of the parties, except as given by the clerk at the direction of permitted Section 68616 of the Government the Court. Code, unless approved by the Court in (d) Any party may, upon notice, moveadvance of the date sought to be altered. the Court, for setting of a case [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.0 renumbered to 3.1.0 management conference, prior to one 01/01/09] hundred eighty (180) days from the Rule 3.1.1 Case Assignment and Direct filing of the case, if the party contends Calendaring that an earlier case management conference would facilitate the At the time a civil action is filed, the clerk expeditious preparation of the matter will, pursuant to authority and direction of for trial. the Presiding Judge, assign it to a specified (e) It is the policy of the court to hold the civil judge for all purposes. The name of the case management conference on the judge to whom the case is assigned shall be date originally set. In cases where no stamped or otherwise noted on the first paper defendants have appeared, a and any conformed copy by the clerk. continuance may be requested ex Thereafter, it shall be the duty of the parties parte based on a declaration showing to ensure that subsequently filed papers bear good cause why the conference the name of assigned judge on the first page should be continued. immediately to the right of the caption. (f) A Notice of Case Management[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.1 renumbered to 3.1.1 01/01/09] Conference will not be issued in uninsured motorist cases, coordinated Rule 3.1.2 Case Management cases and collections cases pursuant to CRC 3.712. (a) In all general civil cases as the term is defined in CRC 1.6(4) a notice of case [Adopted July 1, 2007, subd (c) amended 01/01/10, subd (f) management conference will be adopted 01/01/10] delivered to the plaintiff upon the

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