Case Status Conferences (CSC)

• Whether any plea offers have been made; all plea negotiations must occur before the CSC deadline;
• If a plea offer has been made and the defendant intends to reject the plea offer and proceed to trial, the rejection of the offer shall be placed on the Court, in its discretion, may notify the defendant that, once the plea is rejected and the case is scheduled for trial, the Court will no longer accept a negotiated plea;
• If a plea offer will not be made, a determination will be made as to whether the case is ready to proceed to jury or nonjury If the parties are not prepared to proceed, a postponement request may be submitted either electronically via the Electronic Motion for Continuance Submission Toolor by submitting a paper Postponement Form to Chambers at least four (4) business days before the next court date.

After the CSC is complete, but in no event later than 4 business days before the next court listing, the Prosecutor shall submit an email to the minute clerk and the designated court staff for each courtroom, with a copy to defense counsel, which shall include the following:

• Defendant’s name,
• Date of proceeding,
• Whether the case will resolve by plea, nonjury or jury trial or whether a postponement request will be submitted and by whom;
• Whether any motions are pending and, if so, whether any such motion requires a hearing with or without witnesses;
• Whether the defendant and witnesses and victims necessary for the scheduled proceeding have been

Counsel shall not send multiple CSC emails on the same case as such emails burden the court staff, overwhelm their email accounts and create confusion.

When a matter is scheduled as a remote plea or hearing, all paperwork shall be emailed to court staff 48 hours prior to the scheduled plea or hearing date, or, in the case of a defendant who is incarcerated, 24 hours prior to the plea or hearing date including:

• Plea Packet
• Sentencing Guidelines
• Restitution Form
• Other forms required for SORNA or Domestic Violence cases