Evening star., 1938-08-18
SIlPLFIED RULES FOR CIVIL COURT PRACTICE in DISTRICT

set q case for . day certain on the
ground Of non-residence of parties.
attorneys or witnesses or other extra
ordinary cause, and such case shall
be placed on the daily assignments, in
such order rs the commissioner shall
direct.
5. The assistant clerks on duty in
the law and equity courts shall keep
the assignment commissioner in
formed of the progress of each trial
in their respective courts, and espe-
cially when such trial Is about to be
concluded.
When trial Justice is ready or
nearly ready to receive case for trial
the assignment commissioner shall
send to said trial Justice the next case
in order on one of the daily assign
ments, subject only to the provisions
as to engaged counsel; but as between
cases at the top Of the daily assign
ments, the assignment commissioner
In his discretion shall assist the hrst
jury case or the first non-jury case.
Upon determining the court to
which . case Is to be sent for trial the
assignment commissioner shall notify
by telephone the Offices Of the trial
attorneys Of that fact, make a record
Of the time when such notice was
given and send such record to the
trial Justice.
Attorneys having case on q daily
assignment shall hold themselves
ready to attend at court prepared for
trial within thirty minutes from the
time such notice is received at their
Offices. A case will not be called for
trial until the lapse of thirty minutes
from the notice given by the commits
sioner. If such attorneys fail to at
tend within such period the trial
court, when the case is reached, may
proceed as provided in Rule rs.
A case on the daily assignment will
not be sent to trial court when either
trial attorney therein is actually en-
gagged in the trial of a case in another
court in the District of Columbia, ex-
cept that as to cases in the Court OF
Appeals or the Supreme Court of the
United States, the assignment COM
missioner may exercise a sound dis
cretion. A trial attorney having q
case on daily assignment shall forth
with notify the assignment commits
sioner of the time. place and probable
duration Of his engagement in another
court in the District Of Columbia, and
Immediately upon the conclusion OF
such engagement shall forthwith no.
tify the assignment commissioner
Meanwhile the case will be held on
the daily assignment. When two OF
more attorneys are counsel in case
one of them shall be designated as
trial attorney as soon as the case goes
on the ready calendar. and the case
will be held only because of his
engagements.
8. Counsel shall notify the assign
ment commissioner of the telephone
numbers to which they wish notices
to be given.
Whenever a case, which has pro-
gressed as far as the ready calendars
has been settled or dismissed, the at.
torneys therein shall at once notify
the assignment commissioner of tina,
fact.
Z. Cases on the ready and trial cal
endars may be postponed on the fol.
lowing conditions: ~.
ca Upon written consent of coun.
sci of all parties fled with the assign.
ment commissioner before two o'clocl
pm. of the day before the case woule
appear upon the daily assignment
and in cases which may be place.
upon daily assignment for the frs
trial day of the week such writer
consent must be filed before two
o'clock pm. Of the preceding Friday
(O Postponements. by stipulation
to the number of three only in any
one year will be allowed except fol
good cause shown.
(c) If counsel do not consent to {
postponement Of a case on the read!
or trial calendars the case shall pro
ceed to trial in the regular cours,
unless postponed on motion submitted
to an assignment Justice not late
than twelve O'Clock noon on the da.
before that upon which the case vii
appear on the daily assignment. Thu
action Of the court upon the motor
shall be governed by the provisions o
Rule l6.
8. A case on a daily assignment
shall be tried or dismissed whei
reached. unless postponed for sufn
cient. cause arising after such case ha
been placed on the daily assignment
Applications for such postponement
shall be heard by an assignment Jus
tice, unless for cause arising after ,
case has been sent to the trial Justice
RULE "a.
DismiSsal fnr Failure tn Prosecute