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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

be designated as a general civil (b) Petition to Compromise: The person matter. compromising the claim on behalf of a minor and the minor must be in [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.47 renumbered to 3.7.1 attendance at the hearing, unless the 01/01/09] Court orders otherwise. Rule 3.7.2 Uninsured/Underinsured (c) Attorney’s Fees: Attorney’s fees shall Motorist Actions not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross settlement. Attorney’s (a) If a complaint includes an fees are not payable until the minor’s uninsured/underinsured motorist funds have been deposited in claim as defined under Section accordance with the Court’s order. 68609.5 of the Government Code and Section 11580.2 of the Insurance (d) Blocked Account: If the order Code, Plaintiff shall file a declaration approving the petition for stating the case is an compromise includes a provision that uninsured/underinsured motorist the settlement proceeds will be placed case, the name of insurance carrier, in a blocked account, an order to and amount of coverage. The Court deposit money will be made at the will suspend the time requirements same time to an account specified. and the action shall be stayed for a period of one hundred eighty (180) [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.49 renumbered to 3.7.3 01/01/09] days. Rule 3.7.4 Class Action Rules (b) A party who claims to be exempt from the stay and who desires to (a) Class Certification Conference: If the further prosecute the action shall Court grants a motion for class object by noticed motion in the stayed certification, the Court will schedule action. Upon the expiration of the one a class certification conference within hundred eighty (180) day stay period, thirty (30) days to review the the action shall be dismissed unless, proposed notice to class members and upon noticed motion, good cause is will send notice of the same to all shown to the contrary. If such motion parties who have appeared in the case. is granted, the stay may be extended, but such an extension shall not exceed (b) Proposed Notice to Class: Three (3) one hundred eighty (180) days. court days prior to the class certification conference, the [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.48 renumbered to 3.7.2 prevailing party in a motion for class 01/01/09] certification shall file with the Court and serve personally or by fax on the other appearing parties a proposed Rule 3.7.3 Minors, Incompetents, notice to the class of pendency of a Conservatees class action, and a statement (a) Guardians Ad Litem: Due to potential containing the following information: conflicts of interest, parents asserting individual claims or defenses on their (1) The time when and manner in own behalf shall not serve as which notice should be given; guardians ad litem for their minor children absent a Court order to the contrary. 20