RULE 131. TRIAL CALENDARS
- (a) General: Each case, when at issue, will be placed
upon a calendar for trial at the place designated in accordance
with Rule 140. The Clerk shall notify the parties of the
place and time for which the calendar is set.
- (b) Standing Pretrial Order: In order to facilitate the
orderly and efficient disposition of all cases on a trial calendar,
at the direction of the trial judge, the Clerk shall include
with the notice of trial a Standing Pretrial Order or
other instructions for trial preparation. Unexcused failure to
comply with any such order may subject a party or a party?s
counsel to sanctions. See, e.g., Rules 104, 123, and 202.
- (c) Calendar Call: Each case appearing on a trial calendar
will be called at the time and place scheduled. At the
call, counsel or the parties shall indicate their estimate of the
time required for trial. The cases for trial will thereupon be
tried in due course, but not necessarily in the order listed.
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