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1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. CHAPTER THREE CIVIL DIVISION APPLICABILITY ..39. GENERAL PROVISIONS ..39. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES ..39. ASSIGNMENT OF DIRECT CALENDAR CASES ..39. (a) Proportionate Assignment ..39. (b) Regulation of Case Assignment ..39. (c) Notice of Case Assignment ..39. (d) Improper Refiling ..39. (e) Duty of Counsel ..39. (f) Related (g) Consolidation of Cases ..40. (h) Coordination of Non-Complex (i) Assignment for All Purposes ..40. (j) Effect of Judge Unavailability ..40. (k) Complex Litigation ..41. TIME FOR FILING PAPERS ..42. (a) Time for (b) Lodged Materials ..42. TIME FOR HEARINGS ..42. (a) Time of (b) Districts Other Than Central TELEPHONIC (a) Compliance with CALIFORNIA Rules of COURT ..43. (b) Private Vendor for (c) Timing of Appearance.

2 43. (d) Ex Parte Application ..43. (e) Recordings of Proceedings ..43. EVIDENCE AT HEARING ..43. JUDICIAL NOTICE ..43. (a) COURT Files ..43. (b) Files from Other Courts ..43. JUDICIAL REFERENCE (Code Civ. Proc., 638 et seq.; Cal. Rules of COURT , rules , ; Local Rule )..44. -vii- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. (a) Availability of Referee ..44. (b) Form for Approval ..44. (c) SANCTIONS ..44. CONTEMPT ..44. (a) Order to Show Cause ..44. (b) Trial ..44. (c) Punishment ..44. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. RESERVED ..45. CASE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION ..45. CASE REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT ..45. EXEMPTION FROM CASE MANAGEMENT RULES ..45. CASE MANAGEMENT ..46. (a) Purpose.

3 46. (b) Cases (c) Differentiation of Cases to Achieve Goals (Cal. Rules of COURT , rule )..46. (d) Case Evaluation Factors (Cal. Rules of COURT , rule ) ..46. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ..47. -viii- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. (a) Case Management Conference/Review ..47. (b) Conduct of Case Management Conference ..47. (c) Setting the Trial (d) Settlement (e) Written Statements for Settlement Conferences ..48. (f) Final Trial Preparation ..48. (g) Discretionary Final Status Conference Preparation Orders ..49. (h) Reasonable Trial Time LITIGATION CONDUCT ..49. LIMITED JURISDICTION UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASE. MANAGEMENT ..49. RESERVED ..49. RESERVED ..49. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. CIVIL TRIAL ENFORCEMENT AND SANCTIONS.

4 50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. GENERAL COURTROOM DECORUM ..50. INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT ..50. INAPPROPRIATE DRESS ..50. RESERVED ..50. -ix- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. RESERVED ..50. PRETRIAL PREPARATION AND RULINGS ..51. TRIAL (a) Voir Dire Examination ..51. (b) Statement of Case Read to Jury Panel ..51. (c) Fewer Than Twelve Jurors ..51. (d) Number of Alternate Jurors ..51. (e) Stipulation to Excuse Jurors ..51. (f) Determination of Sides and Allocation of Peremptory Challenges ..51. STIPULATIONS ..51. (a) Request For Stipulation ..51. (b) Other Judge Acting after Submission ..52. (c) Stay of REQUESTS FOR JUDGE TO ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ..52. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ..52. MARKING OF EXHIBITS ..52.

5 UNIFORM METHOD OF MARKING EXHIBITS ..52. DOCUMENTS PRODUCED THROUGH A NONPARTY ..52. LIST OF CHANGES IN DEPOSITION ..52. SIGNING, CERTIFICATION AND LODGING OF DEPOSITIONS ..53. MOTIONS IN LIMINE ..53. (a) Required Declaration ..53. (b) Summary Adjudication Improper ..53. (c) Bifurcation of Issues Improper ..53. (d) Timing of Ruling ..53. (e) Compliance with Order Granting Motion in Limine ..53. MOTIONS FOR A VIEW TO BE TAKEN ..53. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. -x- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. RESERVED ..54. JURY SELECTION ..54. NUMBER OF JURORS AND ALTERNATES ..54. FILLING THE JURY BOX ..54. QUESTIONING JURY PANEL ON HARDSHIP ..54. STATEMENT OF THE CASE TO PROSPECTIVE JURORS.

6 54. CHALLENGES FOR CAUSE (Code Civ. Proc., 227) ..55. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ..55. EXCUSING PROSPECTIVE JURORS ..55. VOIR DIRE OF REPLACEMENTS ..55. SELECTING ALTERNATE JURORS ..55. ADMONITIONS TO JURORS ..55. ADMONITION UPON SEPARATION OF JURORS ..56. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE SCHEDULING ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. -xi- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. RESERVED ..56. TRIAL DECORUM AND OPENING STATEMENTS ..56. SEATING OF COUNSEL ..56. MULTIPLE COUNSEL ..57. TRAVERSING "WELL" ..57. ADDRESSING THE JUDGE ..57. ADDRESSING OTHERS ..57. USE OF GRAPHIC DEVICES IN OPENING STATEMENTS ..57. JUROR REPLACEMENT ..57. MOTIONS ..57. RESERVED ..58. RESERVED.

7 58. RESERVED ..58. RESERVED ..58. RESERVED ..58. WITNESSES ..58. RESERVED ..58. "ON-CALL" WITNESSES ..58. ANTICIPATION OF SENSITIVE AREAS OF INQUIRY ..58. ADMONITION TO WITNESSES ..58. EXAMINATION FROM COUNSEL APPROACHING A WITNESS ..58. QUESTIONS NOT BE INTERRUPTED ..58. EFFECT OF ASKING ANOTHER QUESTION ..59. COMPLETION OF WITNESS TESTIMONY ..59. -xii- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. CONSULTATION WITH WITNESS ON THE STAND ..59. RESERVED ..59. RESERVED ..59. RESERVED ..59. RESERVED ..59. RESERVED ..59. CONDUCT OF COUNSEL AND PARTIES ..59. POLICY AGAINST INDICATION AS TO STAND TO OBJECT AND ARGUE ..59. ARGUMENT ADDRESSED TO ARGUMENTS TO BE OUT OF JURY'S HEARING ..60. OFFERS OF PROOF TO BE OUT OF JURY'S HEARING ..60. OFFERS TO STIPULATE TO BE OUT OF JURY'S HEARING.

8 60. REQUESTS TO ADVERSARIES TO BE OUT OF JURY'S HEARING ..60. REQUESTS TO THE REPORTER ADDRESSED TO COURT ..60. COMMUNICATION TO COURT BY PARTIES AND WITNESSES ..60. ADDRESS TO COURT BY REPRESENTED PARTY OR WITNESS ..60. COMMUNICATION TO JURORS BY PARTIES AND WITNESSES ..61. COUNSEL'S DEMONSTRATING OR DISPLAYING. REPRESENTATIONS OF TESTIMONY TO THE JURY DURING. PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE ..61. "OFF-THE-RECORD" CONFERENCES ..61. EVIDENCE ADMITTED FOR A LIMITED PURPOSE ..61. QUESTIONING BY JUDGE ..61. EXCLUSION OF EVIDENCE ON COURT 'S OWN MOTION ..61. ADVICE TO JURY ABOUT COURT -APPOINTED EXPERT ..62. ADVICE BY COURT AS TO SELF-INCRIMINATION ..62. RESERVED ..62. -xiii- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED.

9 62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. RESERVED ..62. EXHIBITS ..62. LARGE, DANGEROUS AND BULKY EXHIBITS ..62. ORAL IDENTIFICATION OF EXHIBITS AT FIRST REFERENCE ..62. EXHIBITS TO HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO ADVERSARIES BEFORE. FIRST REFERENCE ..62. MARKING OF EXHIBITS FIRST DISCLOSED DURING TRIAL ..63. WHEN EXHIBITS MAPS, PLANS AND DIAGRAMS ..63. RETURN OF EXHIBITS ..63. WHEN EXHIBITS TO BE PUBLISHED TO JURORS ..63. EXHIBITS NOT TO BE PLACED IN JURORS' EXHIBITS ADMITTED IN PART ..64. USE OF DEPOSITIONS, INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS. FOR CUSTODY OF TRIAL EXHIBITS AFTER TRIAL ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. -xiv- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..64. RESERVED ..65. RESERVED.

10 65. JURY INSTRUCTIONS ..65. DUTY OF COUNSEL TO MODIFY CACI INSTRUCTIONS ..65. FORM OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (Code Civ. Proc., . 607a, 609.) ..65. JURY INSTRUCTION CONFERENCE ..65. WHEN INSTRUCTIONS TO BE READ TO THE JURY ..66. USE OF JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN JURY ROOM ..66. RESERVED ..66. RESERVED ..66. RESERVED ..66. RESERVED ..66. RESERVED ..66. FINAL ARGUMENT ..66. GRAPHIC DEVICES USED IN ARGUMENT ..66. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ..66. FAMILIARITY WITH JURORS TO BE AVOIDED ..67. OBJECTIONS TO CLOSING ARGUMENT ..67. RESERVED ..67. RESERVED ..67. RESERVED ..67. RESERVED ..67. RESERVED ..67. -xv- SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. RESERVED ..67. JURY DELIBERATION ..67. QUESTIONS BY JURORS ..67. WHEN JURY UNABLE TO AGREE ..67. RECEIVING VERDICTS AND POLLING JURY ..67. DISCHARGE OF RESERVED.