RESOLUTION PART RULES

HON. JAYA K. MADHAVAN

1. Check In
(a) All parties, their attorneys or service must check in with court personnel upon entering the part.

2. Appearances
(a) All attorneys must file a written notice of appearance. The Court will reject any stipulation signed by an attorney who has not filed such notice.

(b) Only parties and attorneys fully authorized to settle a matter may appear before the Court.

3. Defaults
(a) Cases scheduled for 9:30 a.m. will be dismissed or defaulted where a party or their attorney has not checked in by 11:00 a.m. Cases scheduled for 2:00 p.m. will be dismissed or defaulted at 3:00 p.m.

(b) Cases that appear on the 9:30 calendar for trial, inquest or a hearing will be dismissed or defaulted where a party or their attorney has not checked in by 10:00 a.m.

(c) Where all parties or their attorneys have checked in, but the case remains unattended to by 12:30 p.m. (for cases on the 9:30 a.m. calendar) or 3:00 p.m. (for cases on the 2:00 p.m. calendar), the Court shall dismiss or default or adjourn the case, at its discretion.

(d) Parties or their attorneys cannot return to the Part after 12:30 p.m. and expect their cases to be heard. The Part closes promptly at 1:00 p.m. and resumes at 2:00 p.m.

4. Conferences
(a) Any party or attorney may request a conference with the Court or a Court Attorney by notifying court personnel.

(b) The Court or the Court Attorneys shall conference all cases in which a settlement cannot be reached. If after conference settlement is still not reached, the case shall be sent to a trial part or adjourned and marked final for trial, at the Court’s discretion.

5. Stipulations
(a) All stipulations of settlement in nonpayment proceedings must contain a clear rent breakdown applying payments to the months in which they are made. The petitioner may refer to a printed breakdown provided that a copy of the same is given to the respondent and/or made available to the Court for review.

(b) All stipulations of settlement must state whether repairs are at issue. Alleged conditions requiring repair must be specifically listed in the stipulation, access dates provided and a completion date set unless special circumstances dictate otherwise.
(c) All stipulations of settlement must be submitted for review and allocution by the Court. Parties or their attorneys must be available to the part until a proposed stipulation has been reviewed and "so ordered." Failure to remain available until a stipulation has been reviewed may result in a dismissal or a default or an adjournment of the case, at the Court’s discretion.

6. Adjournments
(a) All requests for adjournments and discontinuances must be in writing and state the reason for the adjournment or discontinuance. The application must then be submitted to the Court for approval.