Rule 3.545. Termination of coordinated action

(a) Coordination trial judge may terminate action The coordination trial judge may terminate any coordinated action by settlement or final dismissal, summary judgment, or judgment, or may transfer the action so that it may be dismissed or otherwise terminated in the court where it was pending when coordination was ordered.

(b) Copies of order dismissing or terminating action and judgment A certified copy of the order dismissing or terminating the action and of any judgment must be transmitted by the prevailing party (or by plaintiff in the case of a settlement or if there is no prevailing party) to:

(1) The clerk of the court in which the action was pending when coordination was ordered, who must promptly enter any judgment and serve notice of entry of the judgment on all parties to the action and on the Chair of the Judicial Council; and

(2) The appropriate clerks for filing in each pending coordinated action.

(c) Judgment in coordinated action The judgment entered in each coordinated action must bear the title and case number assigned to the action at the time it was filed and also identify, in the caption, the superior court in which the action was originally filed.

(d) Proceedings in trial court after judgment Until the judgment in a coordinated action becomes final or until a coordinated action is remanded, all further proceedings in that action to be determined by the trial court must be determined by the coordination trial judge. Thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the coordination trial judge, all such proceedings must be conducted in the court where the action was pending when coordination was ordered. The coordination trial judge must also specify the court in which any ancillary proceedings will be heard and determined. For purposes of this rule, a judgment is final when it is no longer subject to appeal.

Committee Notes

(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005; adopted as part of unlettered subd.)

(Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted as part of unlettered subd; previously amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005.)

(Subd (c) amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted as part of unlettered subd; previously amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005.)

(Subd (d) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005; adopted as part of unlettered subd.)