RESOLUTION PART RULES

HON. TIMMIE ERIN ELSNER

1. All parties or their attorneys are to sign in with the Clerk upon entering the Part. There will be no roll or calendar call.

2. Service or a representative of a party, other than an attorney, may not answer in the part on behalf of a party to request an adjournment nor may they appear before the Court in any matter scheduled for trial or hearing. Where a matter is scheduled for a motion, service may appear in order to request an adjournment.

3. Defaults on matters scheduled for 9:30 A.M. will be taken at 10:30 A.M. At that time, court personnel will call those matters for which only one party answered. In the event the absent party does not respond, a default will be taken against them.

4. Parties may not adjourn proceedings by stipulation in matters scheduled for trial. Applications for adjournments of continuing trials must be made before the Court. An application for adjournment of a trial will be granted only if an emergency has arisen which prevents either counsel, a litigant, or a witness from appearing in court.

5. The Court will allow two stipulated adjournments of motions pending before the Court. Thereafter, the parties must appear before the Judge in order to request additional time.

6. Attorneys must appear with their clients on all matters referred for trial from Part X. Agents appearing on behalf of a petitioner must have authority to enter into a stipulation of settlement and to participate in meaningful negotiations.

7. A default judgment will be entered against any party who does not appear in the part for trial within one half hour and after referral of the matter from Part X.