Part 7 · Civil Case Management

Rule 3.713. Delay reduction goals

Amended January 1, 2007 (current)

(a) Case management goals The rules in this chapter are adopted to advance the goals of Government Code section 68607 and standard 2.1 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration.

(b) Case disposition time goals The goal of the court is to manage general civil cases from filing to disposition as provided under standard 2.2 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration.

(c) Judges’ responsibility It is the responsibility of judges to achieve a just and effective resolution of each general civil case through active management and supervision of the pace of litigation from the date of filing to disposition.

Committee Notes

(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 2002.)

(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 1994, July 1, 2002, and January 1, 2004.)

(Subd (c) amended effective July 1, 2002.)