Free (Draft) - California

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Sacramento
720 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814-1380 (916) 874-5522--Website www.saccourt.ca.gov

ORDER TO FILE CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT LIMITED CIVIL CASE
Case Management Conference
By order of the court, a case management conference will not be held in limited civil cases unless specifically ordered by the court pursuant to Local Rule 11.05(d) CMP.

Case Management Statement
You must file and serve a case management statement no later than 180 days after the complaint is filed. Parties are encouraged to file a single joint case management statement. If a single joint statement is not filed for all parties, plaintiff shall file and serve a statement of disputed issues on a form provided by the court as an addendum to plaintiff's case management statement.

Hearing
No hearing will be required unless ordered by the court.

Minimum Requirements
Prior to the filing of the case management statement, the parties should have done the following: · Served all parties named in the complaint within 60 days after it is filed; · Ensured that all defendants and cross-defendants have answered, been dismissed, or had their defaults entered; · Met and conferred with all parties as required by CRC 3.724 to discuss and resolve issues set forth therein relating to the prosecution of this case.

Case Management Orders
The court will issue a case management order after reviewing the case management statement.

Service of Case Management Notice
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, plaintiff shall serve all other parties with a copy of this order. The cross-complainant shall have the same obligation with respect to the cross-complaint.

Certification Filed in Lieu of Case Management Statement
Parties may file a certification on a form provided by the court in lieu of the case management statement no later than 180 days after the complaint is filed if the case is a short cause (five hours or less of trial time), the pleading stage is complete and the case will be ready for trial within 60 days. In that event, the case will be exempted from any further case management requirements and will be set for trial within 60120 days.

Compliance
Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions (including dismissal of the case, striking of the answer, or payment of money).

NOTE: THIS NOTICE MUST BE SERVED WITH THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
Order to File Case Management Statement, Limited Civil Case CV\E-141 (Rev 03.20.2009)

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