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CIVIL RULE - NO. 13
Pretrial Conferences – Domestic and Non-Domestic Cases
- Agreed Pretrial Order in Non-Domestic Cases.
In advance of the final pretrial conference counsel and selfrepresented parties shall
confer and shall attempt to prepare a joint pretrial order. The order shall be in
the format found in Appendix C to these rules. If agreement cannot be reached on all
portions of the proposed order, then a single submission shall be made containing separate
proposals for the portions not agreed upon, clearly labeled to show which party has proposed
what language.
- Unless otherwise ordered by the judge, the agreed pretrial order or the proposed order
containing those portions agreed upon and each party's separate proposals for the remainder
must be provided to the court by the time of the pretrial conference, unless some other deadline
is otherwise specified by the assigned judge. If any counsel or party fails to participate in
preparation of a joint pretrial order, the court may enter sanctions against that counsel or party at
the pretrial conference, but the other party is not relieved from its corresponding duties to
prepare a proposed pretrial order containing the materials called for from that party.
- Failure to Appear at Pretrial Conference.
If any party fails to appear at a pretrial conference after notice, an ex parte
hearing may be held and appropriate judgment entered.