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                         LJuCR 11.3
                   CALENDARING OF MATTERS


     The Clerk of Court shall set matters on the court
calendar upon receipt of an appropriate order of the court,
upon an oral instruction from the bench or pursuant to these
local rules.  All matters shall be calendared for hearing
within the following schedule unless otherwise ordered by
the court:

Amended effective 9/1/99

     (a) Arraignment/Change of Plea/Disposition Calendar.
Offender matters involving arraignment, change of plea,
modification of disposition, termination of diversion
agreements, declination of jurisdiction, deferred
disposition or disposition shall be set on this calendar
which shall be held on days designated by the court at 9:00
a.m.  The calendar shall begin with the calling of the
offender docket for that day.

Amended effective 11/1/02

     (b) The Daily Detention Calendar. Offender detention
hearings shall be held at 1:30 p.m. each court day.

Amended effective 11/1/02

     (c) Offender Adjudicatory Hearings. Hearings shall be
set by written order after consultation with the Juvenile
Court Coordinator.

Amended effective 9/1/99

     (d) [Deleted]

     Amended effective 9/1/99

     (e) [Deleted]

     Amended effective 9/1/99

     (f) [Deleted]

     Amended effective 9/1/99

     (d) Calendaring Contested Dependency, Guardianship, and
Termination Hearings.  All contested matters shall be
scheduled through the Juvenile Court Coordinator unless
scheduled on the motion calendar pursuant to (e) below.

Amended effective 9/1/99

     (e) Weekly Motion Calendar for Dependency, Termination
and Guardianship Proceedings.  Motions shall be scheduled on
Fridays at 2:00 p.m. or other time approved by the Juvenile
Court Coordinator.  Argument is limited to 10 minutes per
party unless otherwise authorized by the court.  Motions
requiring testimony or argument in excess of 10 minutes per
party shall be scheduled through the Juvenile Court
Coordinator.

Amended effective 9/1/99

     (f) Weekly Review Calendar.  All non-contested
dependency and permanent planning review hearings will be
heard on Thursday afternoons unless otherwise scheduled by
the court.  All post termination review hearings assigned to
the Juvenile Court docket shall be heard on Tuesdays as
scheduled by the Clerk of Court.  Post-termination review
hearings in cases assigned to a trial department shall be
scheduled by contacting that department.

Amended effective 9/1/99

     (j) [Deleted]


Amended effective 9/1/99
	

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