Court Rule LCrRLJ 4.5

                  READINESS TRIAL HEARINGS


     A Readiness Hearing shall be held before the Municipal
Court Judge in every case in which a timely demand for jury
is made.  Notice shall be given in open Court by the Judge
to all parties indicating the date and time for this
hearing.  At the hearing the city attorney, defendant and
the defendant’s counsel (if any) must be present.  By the
Readiness Hearing date all discovery must be completed and
all motions must have been timely filed.  Furthermore,
parties shall advise the Court if the case can be settled by
other than a jury trial.  The Readiness Hearing date shall
be set no later than ten (10) judicial days before the date
of trial.  The Court will strike the scheduled Jury Trial
and may issue a Bench Warrant for any party that does not
appear at the Readiness Hearing.


(Adopted effective September 1, 2002)