Except as stated above, counsel for all parties must appear at all scheduled preliminary conferences and, whether present or not, will be bound by all orders of the court in connection therewith. Any failure to appear at the call may result in the case being marked off the calendar, dismissed or set down for an inquest. Counsel appearing on the trial calendar call must be thoroughly familiar with their cases and have full authority to settle or otherwise dispose of the them. There will be no adjournments on consent or for any reason other than actual engagement of counsel, and then only if an affidavit of actual engagement is submitted. Service may answer the trial calendar only for the purpose of submitting an affidavit of actual engagement.
All cases are subject to be sent out forthwith to select a jury.
Any case in which discovery is not complete shall be marked off the trial calendar.