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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Rule 3.1.3 [Repealed] Rule 3.1.7 Required Trial Briefs and Statement of the Case [Adopted July 1, 2007; renumbered to 3.1.3 01/01/09; Rule 3.1.3 repealed 01/01/10] Trial Briefs and a Statement of the Case must Rule 3.1.4 Expert Witnesses and Fees be submitted to the Court at least five (5) court days before the Trial Management (a) Excessive expert witness fees may Conference in the case of a jury trial, or the limit access to the courts and trial date in the case of a court trial. undermine the quality of justice. Accordingly, it is the policy of the [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.7 renumbered to 3.1.7 01/01/09, amended 2012; and subd (a)(b) adopted 01/01/12, Court that the Court will consider the subd (a) amended 01/01/17; Rule 3.1.7 repealed 07/01/19, ordinary and customary fees charged New Rule 3.1.7 Adopted July 1, 2024] by similar experts for similar services within the relevant community. Rule 3.1.8 Jury Instructions

(b) Based on the collective experience of On the scheduled trial date, the parties shall the courts, the following hourly rates submit the full text of proposed jury appear to be representative of the instructions to the Court. ordinary and customary fees charged for expert testimony in this [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.8 renumbered to 3.1.8 01/01/09] community: $400 Physicians, osteopaths, Rule 3.1.9 Juror Questionnaires surgeons, dentists and psychiatrists $300 Attorneys If the parties wish to use juror questionnaires, $300 Psychologists the questionnaires must be submitted to the $300 Economists Court for review two (2) court days prior to $300 Engineers, architects the trial. $250 Chiropractor [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.9 renumbered to 3.1.9 01/01/09] (c) Parties will be permitted to designate call at trial. It is the policy of the Rule 3.1.10 Motions in Limine Court that parties are limited to one All written in limine motions must be expert per field of expertise per side, submitted to the Court at least five (5) court absent a court order to the contrary. days before the Trial Management [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.3 renumbered to 3.1.4 Conference date in the case of a jury trial, or 01/01/09, amended 07/01/19] the trial date in the case of a court trial. Written opposition must be submitted to the Rule 3.1.5 Jury Fees Court no later than two (2) court days before such date. The Court, in its discretion, may All jury fee deposits shall be accompanied by order that the motions in limine be filed at an a notice of jury fee deposit, which shall be earlier time. served on all parties.

[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.5 renumbered to The following motions will be automatically 3.1.401/01/09] granted and need not be put in writing: (1) motions to exclude evidence of a collateral Rule 3.1.6 [Repealed] source, (2) motions to exclude evidence of [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.6 renumbered to 3.1.6 offers to settle and/or settlement discussions. 01/01/09, Rule 3.1.6 repealed 01/01/12] [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.10 renumbered to 3.1.10 01/01/09, amended 01/01/15, 07/01/24]

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