PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE RULE                                       
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
    1. MANDATORY: A pre-trial conference shall be mandatory in all cases         
for which a jury trial is requested.                                             
    2. PERMISSIVE: A pre-trial conference may be requested by either party       
in any other case set for trial.                                                 
    3. PURPOSE: At the pre-trial conference, the following issues shall be       
addressed:                                                                       
    a. List of trial witnesses shall be provided by each party to the other      
and the court at or before the pre-trial conference.                             
    b. At or before the pre-trial conference, the defendant shall provide        
the City Prosecutor with a list of all witnesses (with address and phone         
numbers) requested to be subpoenaed by the court for trial.                      
    c. At least three (3) days before the pre-trial conference, all motions      
to limit or exclude evidence shall be filed. If a motion is expected to          
take 10 minutes or less per side, it shall be heard at the pre-trial             
conference. If a motion will take longer or if oral testimony is required,       
it will be specially set by the court at the pre-trial conference. Motions       
not heard nor scheduled at or before the pre-trial conference may be heard       
at a later date, if good cause is shown, at the discretion of the judge.         
    d. At least three (3) days before the pre-trial conference, the              
defendant shall make all requests of the City Prosecutor for pre-trial           
discovery. The court shall set a date for compliance with all such               
requests. Requests for discovery not made at or before the pre-trial             
conference may be made at a later date, if good cause is shown, at the           
discretion of the judge.                                                         
    e. A trial date will be set. Generally jury trials will be set to begin      
at 9 a.m.                                                                        
    4. SETTING: The pre-trial conference will be set to be heard                 
approximately one (1) month after appearance or arraignment, and generally       
will be heard at 1:30 p.m. on the regular court calendar.                        
    5. DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE MANDATORY: The defendant shall personally          
appear at the pre-trial conference with his/her attorney unless                  
specifically excused by the court in advance thereof. If the defendant           
fails to appear for the pre-trial conference, a bench warrant may be issued      
for his arrest and, if set, the trial and/or jury will be stricken by the        
clerk.                                                                           
    6. CONFIRMATION OF JURY TRIAL REQUIRED: The defendant and prosecutor         
shall each contact the court clerk 72 hours prior to a scheduled jury trial      
to confirm, or jury panel shall be stricken automatically by the clerk.          
    7. SUPERSEDES: The Pre-Trial Conference Rule dated September 15, 1991,       
is hereby superseded.                                                            
    8. EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule shall be effective September 1, 1993.