LLCrRLJ 6.1.1(d)
                   Criminal 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 the
Court of their 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 criminal defendants 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 the defendant
not more than seven days prior to the hearing, and by the
defendant's attorney, under penalty of perjury. The plaintiff
may confirm in person or in writing on the form provided, by
signature under penalty of perjury.

     (d)  Failure of any party to confirm in person or in
writing will cause the trial date to be stricken.  Criminal
defendants who fail to appear or confirm in writing shall be
subject to the issuance of a warrant of arrest, upon a showing
of probable cause.

     (e)  After confirmation, the failure of a criminal
plaintiff or defendant 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 issuance of a warrant of arrest, for
the dismissal of the charges or for the imposition of sanctions
and terms, including jury fees, against litigants and counsel.


Adopted effective 9/1/98; Amended rule effective 9/01/06