Clark County District Court

		
		
                                                      LCrRLJ 4.5
                                                  PRETRIAL PROCEDURES

     (a)  Pretrial Conference.  The court shall set pretrial conferences for all cases where a not guilty plea has been
entered.  Pro se defendants who enter a plea of not guilty at arraignment shall appear on the date scheduled by the
court for a pretrial conference with the prosecuting attorney/city attorney to discuss their cases.   Defense attorneys
shall make arrangements with the prosecuting attorney/city attorney to exchange information and discuss the case.

     (b)  Mandatory Pretrial Hearing.

     (1)  In all cases in which a defendant has entered a plea of not guilty, a pretrial hearing shall be set
approximately 45 days after arraignment. Said hearing shall provide an opportunity for plea negotiations, omnibus,
 resolution of discovery issues, and trial setting.  Following the hearing, if a plea is not negotiated, an order shall
be entered setting forth the following:  (i) discovery schedule, (ii) date and nature of pretrial motions, (iii) date
of readiness hearing, (iv) date of trial and (v) time for filing witness lists.

     (2)  The prosecuting attorney/city attorney, defense attorney, and defendant shall be required to attend the
pretrial hearing, with the exception that a defendant represented by counsel may waive his/her appearance on the form
prescribed by the court, a copy of which will be made available in the District Court clerk?s office.  The waiver shall
not be executed more than 7 days prior to the pretrial hearing.  Absent a waiver, failure to attend may result in the
issuance of a bench warrant and/or forfeiture of any bail or bond.

     (c)  Readiness Hearing.  The prosecuting attorney/city attorney, defense attorney and defendant shall appear in
court on the date scheduled for readiness hearing to confirm their readiness to proceed with the scheduled trial.  In
the event the defendant fails to appear, the jury shall be canceled, a bench warrant may be issued, bail or bond may be
forfeited, and costs may be imposed at the discretion of the court.  In the event the defendant waives the jury trial
subsequent to the readiness hearing, costs may be imposed at the discretion of the court.

[Amended September 1, 2018]