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Jurors selected for a trial that takes several days will need to be present each day while the trial is in progress. If chosen to serve as a grand juror, service is required every other Monday for a six-month period.
You must file a Case Management Statement (CM-110). Rule 3.725 of the California Rules of Court says every party has to file this form at least 15 days before the first Case Management Conference. Parties may file a joint statement that they all sign or they may file individual statements. It is important that you include in your statement any dates within the next 6 months when you will not be available for trial. This is to let the court know not to schedule the trial date for a time when you will not be available, like a planned vacation out of town or a hospital stay.
If you request a jury trial, you have to deposit advance jury fees with the clerk before the initial case management conference in the case. Or, if there is no case management conference set, you have to deposit the advance jury fee 365 days after the initial filing of the complaint. If you do not deposit the money in time, you may give up your right to a jury trial. In some circumstances you can ask that jury fees be waived by filing an Application For Waiver of Additional Fees and Costs. You must be prepared to show the court both that you cannot afford the jury fees AND that a jury trial is necessary for your rights to be protected.
At the Mandatory Settlement Conference, which is set by the court after the Case Management Conference in Unlimited Civil cases, the judge meets with the people in the case (or their lawyers). The parties will present the facts of the case to the judge, and the judge will try to find a solution that everyone agrees with in order to settle the case. If you can reach a resolution at the conference, there is no trial. At least 5 court days (do not count weekends or court holidays) before your Mandatory Settlement Conference, everyone in the case has to file a Settlement Conference Statement (L-0052) describing how your settlement talks are going. This statement has to be served on every party in the case. Read Rule 3.1380 of the California Rules of Court to see what must be included in the Settlement Conference Statement.
Superior Court oc Orange County Local Rule 317 requires the plaintiff to arrange an Issue Conference at a mutually agreeable time and location at least 10 days prior to the trial in an Unlimited Civil case. Refer to the rule for the purpose and requirements of the Conference.
In general, you have to finish discovery 30 days before the trial date. This includes all motions to force responses to discovery when the other side does not respond. Try to finish your discovery ahead of time. This will give everyone enough time to go over all the papers and get ready for trial.
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