SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -vii- 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 Cases ..40 (g) Consolidation of Cases ..40 (h) Coordination of Non-Complex Cases ..40 (i) Assignment for All Purposes ..40 (j) Effect of Judge Unavailability ..40 (k) Complex Litigation ..41 TIME FOR FILING PAPERS.

2 42 (a) Time for (b) Lodged Materials ..42 TIME FOR HEARINGS ..42 (a) Time of (b) Districts Other Than Central District ..42 TELEPHONIC (a) Compliance with CALIFORNIA Rules of COURT ..43 (b) Private Vendor for Appearances ..43 (c) Timing of Appearance ..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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -viii- (a) Availability of Referee.

3 44 (b) Form for Approval ..44 (c) Judgment ..44 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 ..46 (b) Cases Exempted ..46 (c) Differentiation of Cases to Achieve Goals (Cal. Rules of COURT , rule ) ..46 (d) Case Evaluation Factors (Cal.)

4 Rules of COURT , rule ) ..46 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ..47 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -ix- (a) Case Management Conference/Review ..47 (b) Conduct of Case Management Conference ..47 (c) Setting the Trial Date ..47 (d) Settlement Conference ..47 (e) Written Statements for Settlement Conferences ..48 (f) Final Trial Preparation ..48 (g) Discretionary Final Status Conference Preparation Orders ..49 (h) Reasonable Trial Time Estimate ..49 LITIGATION CONDUCT ..49 LIMITED JURISDICTION UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASE MANAGEMENT ..49 RESERVED ..49 RESERVED.

5 49 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 CIVIL TRIAL ENFORCEMENT AND SANCTIONS ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 GENERAL COURTROOM DECORUM ..50 INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT ..50 INAPPROPRIATE DRESS ..50 RESERVED ..50 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -x- RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 RESERVED ..50 PRETRIAL PREPARATION AND RULINGS ..51 TRIAL CONFERENCE ..51 (a) Voir Dire Examination ..51 (b) Statement of Case Read to Jury Panel ..51 (c) Fewer Than Twelve Jurors.

6 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 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.

7 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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -xi- 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.

8 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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -xii- RESERVED ..56 RESERVED ..56 RESERVED ..56 TRIAL DECORUM AND OPENING STATEMENTS ..56 SEATING OF COUNSEL.

9 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 ..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.

10 59 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -xiii- 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 TESTIMONY ..59 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 ..60 REQUESTS TO ADVERSARIES TO BE OUT OF JURY'S HEARING ..60 REQUESTS TO THE REPORTER ADDRESSED TO COURT .