HCCLR 4
                   Setting Cases for Trial- CR 40 (a)


  (A) Certificate of Readiness.   A Notice for Trial Setting
      shall be accomplished by Certificate of Readiness wherein
      counsel or the noting party represents that all essential
      parties have been served with process or have appeared and
      that the case is at issue as to all parties, that no
      pleadings remain unanswered, that there are no further
      pleadings to be filed, that the parties and necessary
      witnesses are ready and will be available at trial,that the
      parties have had reasonable opportunity for discovery, and
      that discovery can be completed before trial.

  (B) Jury Deposit.  The deposit of a jury fee shall accompany a jury demand.

  (C) Presence of Counsel.  Counsel for all parties and any
      party representing themselves shall either be present at the
      time of setting in person or telephonically, or shall have
      obtained leave of Court to appear in writing with a list of
      unavailable dates for trial.  Counsel or pro se parties may
      participate by conference telephone call by prearrangement with the Court.

  (D) Pretrial Hearings.  Cases will be set for pretrial or
      pre-fact finding hearing as well as for trial or fact finding.

  (E) Striking and Resetting of Cases.   No trial, fact finding
      hearing, or specially set hearing shall be stricken
      without leave of the Court.  The case must be noted for
      resetting unless at the time of the striking or continuing
      the case the Court sets a later trial or hearing date with
      the approval of the parties in the case.


(Effective 9/1/03)