CALIFORNIA - SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRIAL COURT DELAY REPORT 2

• NCJ Number: 16922
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 26 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice; US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: California Select Cmtte on Trial Court Delay
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTARY ARE PROVIDED ON WAYS TO REDUCE TRIAL COURT DELAYS IN CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURTS BY MAKING THE COURTS OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY IN ADMINISTRATIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL AND JUDICIAL MATTERS.

Abstract

THIS REPORT DELINEATES THE DUTIES OF PRESIDING JUDGES; PROCEDURES TO INDUCE MORE SETTLEMENTS IN CIVIL LITIGATION; LIMITATION OF ORAL ARGUMENT IN SELECTED CIVIL MATTERS; LIMITATION OF DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGES; AND, SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT TRIAL OR AT PRETRIAL, TRIAL SETTING, OR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES. SEE ALSO NCJ-25105-06 AND 16923-25.