LLCRLJ 38(h)
                  Civil Trial Confirmation


(a)  A date and time for a trial confirmation hearing shall be
assigned to each case at the time it is set for trial. Trial
confirmation hearings shall be held each Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. for
the trials set for the following Thursday or Friday.  Trial
confirmation hearings shall be held each Thursday at 2:00 p.m. for
those trials set for the following Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

 (b)  It shall be the affirmative duty of all parties, and of
their counsel, to advise the court at such hearing of their
readiness to proceed to trial.  Failure of a party to advise of
the inability to proceed for any reason known on that date shall
constitute a waiver of the right to request a continuance for that
reason at a later date.

(c)  The appearance of the litigants and of their counsel at trial
confirmation hearings shall be mandatory unless a written
confirmation of readiness on the form provided is filed with the
court.  Said confirmation form must be signed by a party or
counsel not more than seven days prior to the hearing under
penalty of perjury.

(d)  Failure of any party to confirm in person or in writing will
cause the trial date to be stricken.  Civil litigants who fail to
appear or confirm will be subject to such terms and costs as the
Court determines to be reasonable.

(e)  After confirmation, the failure of a party to appear at
trial, or upon appearance, to be unable proceed with the trial,
shall be treated as a motion for continuance, resulting in the
dismissal of the jury panel, where applicable, and of the trial
date.  It may also constitute grounds for the dismissal of the
charges and/or for the imposition of sanctions and terms against
litigants and counsel.


Adopted effective 9/01/98; amended effective 9/01/06