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LOCAL COURT RULES
Local Court Rules (Effective September 1, 2011)
LOCAL GENERAL RULES
LGR 7 Local Rules--Filing and Effective Date
LGR 29 Presiding Judge in Superior Court District and Limited Jurisdiction Court District
LGR 33 Requests for Accommodation Under the ADA
LOCAL CIVIL RULES FOR SUPERIOR COURT
LCR 1 Scope of Rules
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION: SERVICE OR PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND ORDERS
LCR 3 Commencement of Actions
LCR 4 Service Address Required
LCR 5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
LCR 7 Pleadings Allowed; Forms of Motions
LCR 10 Form of Pleadings and Other Papers
LCR 11 Signing and Drafting of Pleadings, Motions, and Legal Memoranda; Sanctions
LCR 16 Pretrial Procedure and Motions
TRIALS
LCR 38 Jury Trial of Right
LCR 40 Assignment of Cases
LCR 41 Dismissal of Actions
LCR 43 Evidence
LCR 47 Jurors
LCR 51 Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
JUDGMENT
LCR 54 Judgments and Costs - Orders
LCR 56 Summary Judgment
LCR 59 New Trial, Reconsideration and Amendment of Judgments
PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES
LCR 65 Injunctions
SUPERIOR COURTS AND CLERKS
LCR 77 Superior Courts and Judicial Officers
LCR 79 Books and Records Kept by the Clerk
LCR 80 Court Reporters
GENERAL PROVISIONS
LCR 83 Local Rules of Superior Court
LCR 87 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LOCAL RULES FOR MANDATORY ARBITRATION
I. SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF RULES
LMAR 1.1 Application of Rules - Purpose and Definitions
LMAR 1.2 Matters Subject to Arbitration
LMAR 1.3 Relationship to Superior Court Jurisdiction and Other Rules - Motions
II. TRANSFER TO ARBITRATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF ARBITRATION
LMAR 2.1 Transfer to Arbitration
LMAR 2.3 Assignment to Arbitrator
III. ARBITRATORS
LMAR 3.1 Qualifications of Arbitrators
LMAR 3.2 Authority of Arbitrators
IV. PROCEDURES AFTER ASSIGNMENT
LMAR 4.2 Discovery
LMAR 4.4 Settlement
V. HEARING
LMAR 5.1 Notice of Hearing - Time and Place - Continuance
LMAR 5.2 Prehearing Statement of Proof - Documents Filed with Court
LMAR 5.3 Conduct of Hearing - Witnesses - Rules of Evidence
VI. AWARD
LMAR 6.1 Form and Content of Award
VII. TRIAL DE NOVO
LMAR 7.1 Request for Trial De Novo - Calendar
VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LMAR 8.1 Stipulations - Effect on Relief Granted
LMAR 8.6 Compensation of Arbitrator
LOCAL FAMILY COURT RULES
LOCAL SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RULES
LOCAL CRIMINAL RULES
1. Scope, Purpose and Construction
LCrR 1.6 Forms for Pleadings
2. Procedures Prior to Arrest and Other Special Proceedings
LCrR 2.2 Warrant Upon Indictment or Information
3. Rights of Defendants
LCrR 3.1 Right to and Assignment of Counsel
LCrR 3.2 Pretrial Release
LCrR 3.2A Preliminary Appearance
LCrR 3.3 Time for Trial
LCrR 3.5 Confirmation
LCrR 3.6 Confirmation
4. Procedures Prior to Trial
LCrR 4.2 Pleas
LCrR 4.5 Pretrial Conference
LCrR 4.7 Prehearing Disclosure and Discovery
6. Procedures at Trial
LCrR 6.3 Struck Jury Method of Selection
LCrR 6.15 Jury Instructions
LCrR 7.2 Sentencing
LOCAL JUVENILE COURT RULES
LOCAL RULES FOR APPEAL OF DECISION OF COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION
LRALJ 10.2 Dismissal of Appeal