The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-06
JUDGE IRWIN LAYS
DOWN COURT RULES
Magistrate Establishes Regula-
I tons 10 Expedite Court
Work and Check Delays !

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New rules governing the procedure
in the district court Of Honolulu were
issued by Judge Irwin yesterday. The
Regulations are designed to facilitate
the trial Of cases IN the police court
and to eliminate continuances and other
delays especially those Of a needless
character.
The rules were drafted by Judge
Irwin after conference with a commit
tee Of attorneys consisting of William
Rawlins, Leon NJ. Stratus, George X,
French, j, M. Camara and J. Lightfoot.
Court will be open for business ev.
cry week day from nine to twelve in
the morning and from one.thirty TO
four in the afternoon except Saturdays
when the hour will be from nine to
twelve In the morning.
The district magistrate will be in his
Office at half-past eight every morning
TO sign papers, arrange dates for trials
OF continuances and otherwise transact
preliminary work that will expedite
matters in court. .
The clerks Office will be open from
eight to twelve in the morning and
from one to four in the afternoon ex.
oept Saturdays when the hours viii
be from eight to twelve. All clerks
and Official interpreters must be in at
tendance during these hours and inter
prefers are not allowed to act as agents
1r runners for attorneys with cases in
| the court. -..., y
The rule regarding continuance il
as follows:
| r'So far as the time of the court viii
permit all cases will be tried promptly
upon the dayrset for the hearing of tn,
same. Attorneys are urgently request
ed to refrain from having cases set il
this court upon the days when sucl
attorneys have cases for hearing In tn,
superior courts. When cases hav,
been set for trial in this court and i
later develops that an attorney in sucl
case has subsequently, received motto,
that he is required to attend mt tn,
trial of case in any such superio
court, such attorney will be entitled, a
a matter Of course, toa further con
tinuance in this court. In such cases
attorneys are requested to agree will
the opposing counsel prior to the open
ing of court, upon the date to whicl
such case shall be continued, so as I,
prevent the time of court and counse
from being wasted in useless discus
lsion. u - ''..'' 20. 81. s,9.# a., E-t'
'fIn all other cases continuances vii
be granted upon a proper showing, blu
not as q matter of course. /"
Criminal cases will be disposed Of q
\ follows: 9N.hr i.7 1914" w
.'New cases will be called first and
lin the event of plea Of guilty beinI
entered, such cases will be disposed
of immediately by the imposition o
sentence. In the event Of plea o.
not guilty being entered and, IL thu
defendant be in custody and have NJ
attorney, such cases win be disposed
of next in order after those wherein
pleas of guilty have been entered,
| H'If q defendant shall not be in Gus
tody and has no attorney the trial O.
such cases will follow in regulai
order after those previously set. - (.
The return day in civil cases shall
be Monday, Wednesday and Friday o.
each week at $50 p. m, as heretofore
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons vii
be also devoted to the trial of civi
cases specially set for those days